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Why will the pH of pure water at 25 degree celcius be equal to 7.0 ?Asked by Lizzy
                Why will the pH of pure water at 25 degree celcius be equal to 7.0 ?
            
            
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            DrBob222
            
    This is almost like asking why we call a car a car or a house a house or a mule a mule. The best answer is that "that's the nature of the beast." However, you can go into the math of the thing. Since water dissociates H2O ==> H^+ + OH^- and
(H^+)(OH^-) = 1 x 10^-14, then (H^+) = (OH^-) = 1 x 10^-7 and since
pH = -log (H^+), then pH = -log (1 x 10^-7) = 7
    
(H^+)(OH^-) = 1 x 10^-14, then (H^+) = (OH^-) = 1 x 10^-7 and since
pH = -log (H^+), then pH = -log (1 x 10^-7) = 7
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