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When pH changes from 6 to 3, how many times does acidity increase?

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Since a pH of 3 is three numbers higher than a pH of 6, we can find the change in acidity by taking 10 to the third power. The solution with a pH of 3 is 1000 times more acidic than the solution with a pH of 6.

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