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If each whole number change on the pH scale indicates a tenfold (10x) change in acidity,

with lower numbers being more acidic, how much more acidic is water with a
pH of 2 than water with a pH of 6? Please just put the number.

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Answer: 10000 times

In chemistry, the pH scale is defined as a logarithmic scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of a solution.

In your example, there are four differences in the pH level between the two different water types. As each level indicates a tenfold change, then the resulting value will be 10000 from
10^(4) where
10^(number-of-pH-levels).

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