How to test acidity/alkalinity of my tap water?

[BDEE]

Buy a hardness testing kit which measures the Gh/Kh.

 

[PermaBanned]

Not true, M is molar which is related to concentration, not mol which relates the total number of particles.

1 mol of water is what you describe as weighing 18 grams, the units M and mol mean completely different things.

So it's a ratio? If you have a 0.8M solution, does that mean there's 0.8 moles of one thing to every 0.2 moles of water. I realize this kind of falls down because we're actually talking about water...

 

[aardvark]

No its not.
Tap water varies loads around the country, iv seen it as low as 5 in places.

i sit corrected.

i've never seen it acidic - where abouts is it ph5?

 

[CrispyOtter]

LINKY! This will give you all the information you need OP

It is probably nothing though so don't panic.

 

[Wallace]

So it's a ratio? If you have a 0.8M solution, does that mean there's 0.8 moles of one thing to every 0.2 moles of water. I realize this kind of falls down because we're actually talking about water...

No it isn't a ratio, M = molar concentration of a substance = the number of moles per litre of solvent.

So a 0.8 M solution of X in water will contain 0.8 mols of X per 1 litre of water.

 

[Efour]

Hey look guys we all failed A level Chemistry too !

 

[AshD93]

Hey look guys we all failed A level Chemistry too !

Just reading this brings back the memories of my first year college.

Then I remembered the happiness when I quit it and joined computing instead. Only did Chemistry because I someone suggested it's a interesting course

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I have the full answer.

http://alturl.com/mzedn

 

[TommyV]

I'd just mtfu.

 

[bledd]

Do you use soap?

If so, this is why you're soapy

 

[Bennie-Mac]

Do you use soap?

If so, this is why you're soapy

I came in here to post exactly this. "I was having a nice hot soapy shower when I was shocked to discover my skin felt soapy! It also felt hot! My water supply must be tainted somehow..."

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

I think my employer supplies us with water from the fire hydrant system, they claim it comes from a well.. Is there any way i can test this?

Dip you're wick in it and see if it turns you into a gay.

 

[Tefal]

I was wondering about this in the shower, my skin ended up feeling a bit soapy and I remember from my chemistry days this suggests an alkaline,

Or could it possibly be caused by soap?

 

[Woden]

I came in here to post exactly this. "I was having a nice hot soapy shower when I was shocked to discover my skin felt soapy! It also felt hot! My water supply must be tainted somehow..."

If you spray it in the sunlight and see a rainbow DO NOT DRINK!

 

[Tikkabhuna]

If you spray it in the sunlight and see a rainbow DO NOT DRINK!

Are you serious?! I drank loads yesterday from the sprinkler we have. Will I die????

 

[PermaBanned]

Are you serious?! I drank loads yesterday from the sprinkler we have. Will I die????

Eventually.