Alkalinity
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title:
Alkalinity
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Alkalinity (from Arabic: القلوية, romanized: al-qaly, lit. 'ashes of the saltwort') is the capacity of water to resist acidification. It should not be confused with basicity, which is an absolute measurement on the pH scale. Alkalinity is the strength of a buffer solution composed of weak acids and their conjugate bases. It is measured by titrating the solution with an acid such as HCl until its pH changes abruptly, or it reaches a known endpoint where that happens. Alkalinity is expressed in un
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Capacity of water to resist changes in pH that would make the water more acidic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkalinity
date created:
2005-01-24T15:57:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T13:10:15Z
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