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

Answer 1

A pH of 6.0 is slightly below the neutral pH of 7.0. Therefore, this sample of water can be best described as:

b) slightly acidic.