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Detergent has a ph of about 10. is detergent acidic or basic? use figure 8-3 to answer this question.

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I believe that the detergent is basic. A basic solution or substance has a pH range from 8 to 10. A basic solution is a liquid mixture that has a pH level greater than 7, which typically means there are a greater number of hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions. Hope this helps.
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Answer is: detergent is basic.

pH (potential of hydrogen) is a numeric scale used to specify the acidity or basicity an aqueous solution.

When pH is less than seven (pH<7), solution is acidic.

When is equal seven (pH = 7), solution is neutral.

When pH is greater than seven (pH > 7), like in this example, solution is basic.

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