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A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid.

The pH of any fluid is the measure of its hydrogen ion (H<SUP>+</SUP>) concentration relative to that of a given standard solution.

The pH may range from 0 to 14, where 0 is most acid, 14 most basic, and 7 is neutral.

Mathematically, the pH is the logarithm (to the base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration, [H+].

The pH is approximately equal to the negative logarithm of the H+ ion concentration expressed in molarity.

See also: Blood pH; Urine pH.

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