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Why does pure water have a neutral pH?

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The water will be neutral no matter what
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The reason why Pure water has Neutral pH is that it ALWAYS will have the same the same number of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions, making it never a negative or a positive. If however, it did have a different balance, it would be no different.

The water will still be neutral no matter what, even if its pH changes (like the 2nd common one, pOH)

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