The scale showing the relative strength of acids and alkalis is known as:
A
acidic scale
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
B
strength scale
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
C
basic scale
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
D
pH scale
Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses
Open in App
Solution
The correct option is DpH scale pH scale is a logarithmic scale used to specify the acidity and the basicity of the solution. The solutions having pH lesser than 7 are acidic whereas solutions having pH more than 7 are basic. At pH 7 the solution is said to be neutral.
More acidic substances have the lesser value and more basic substances have higher pH.
Thus, pH scale is used to show the relative strength of acids and alkalis.