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TIL that the exact meaning of the letter “p” in the pH scale is unknown because the inventor never bothered to explain what it stood for.(en.wikipedia.org)

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OtisRamflow@lemm.ee
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Hydrogen, pH is “potential of hydrogen” or “power of hydrogen.”

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WorstPyroEver@lemmy.world
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How do you know that?!

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ferret@sh.itjust.works
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He knew the guy

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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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He IS the guy

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Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml
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Ouija board

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OtisRamflow@lemm.ee
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Ouikipedia

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Faresh@lemmy.ml
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(Not sure if the humour went over my head and I’m explaining something that wasn’t meant to be taken seriously. If it is humour, then I imagine it’s because knowing what the H stands for is a lot less exciting than knowing what the p stands for. If it isn’t humour, you may read the following words.)

Because that’s what it measures. It measures the amount of H⁺ ions (which are simply protons if we are talking about protium which is the most common hydrogen isotope) by volume on a logarithmic scale.

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LazaroFlim@lemmy.film
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Probably hydrogen

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