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Liquid drain cleaner, pH 13.5 acidic or basic

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Answer:

It's Basic... and if you have a question milk pH 6.6 it's Acidic.. Just did the question on edge.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

Basic

Step-by-step explanation:

The pH of a substance is a measure of the acidity of a substance.

The pH of a substance is calculated using the formula:


pH = -log [H_3O^+]

where


[H_3O^+] is the concentration of hydronium ion in the solution

A substance is classified as follows depending on the value of its pH:

- pH between 0 and 7: acidic solution

- pH of 7: neutral solution

- pH between 7 and 14: basic solution

So in this problem, since the pH of the liquid drain cleaner is 13.5 (between 7 and 14), the substance is strongly basic.

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