Question

${}^{\prime }p{H}^{\prime }$ is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a liquid such as a chemical solution, blood, water or a medium like soil. The term ${}^{\prime }p{H}^{\prime }$ comes from:

• A. Hydrogen purity
• B. Pure hydrogen
• C. Poue voir hydrogene (or hydrogen power)
• D. Principle of hydrogen

Answer 1

The correct option is C Poue voir hydrogene (or hydrogen power)

The term pH comes from the German word potenz, which means "power" combined with H, the element symbol for hydrogen, therefore, pH is an abbreviation for "power of hydrogen".