A student was assigned to take water samples from a lake near his home. He measured the pH of one of the water samples to be 6.0. Which of the following best describes this sample of water?

Question

a
highly acidic
b
highly basic
c
slightly acidic
d
neutral
e
slightly basic

Answer 1

The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is considered neutral, while values below 7 indicate acidity and values above 7 indicate basicity. Since a pH of 6.0 is below 7, it indicates that the water sample is acidic, but it is not highly acidic. Therefore, the best description of this sample of water is:

c) slightly acidic