pH: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - The pH. Sep 18, 2026
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The pH scale. Jan 12, 2026
Add new Web site: IOPscience - Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Implementation of the primary pH-measurement system and its uncertainty estimation (PDF). Oct 11, 2025
Added a Top Questions section. Sep 03, 2025
Add new Web site: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry - Measurement of the pH. Definition, Standards, and Procedures (PDF). Aug 22, 2025
Add new Web site: University of California - Agriculture and Natural Resources - What Is pH and Why Do We Care? (PDF). May 16, 2025
Add new Web site: OpenStax - Microbiology - The Effects of pH on Microbial Growth. Feb 03, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Role of pH Value in Clinically Relevant Diagnosis. Dec 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Lenntech - pH and alkalinity. Jul 22, 2024
Add new Web site: USGS - Water Science School - pH and Water. Jan 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - The pH. Mar 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - The pH. Mar 27, 2023
Add new Web site: United States Environmental Protection Agency - pH. Aug 29, 2022
New media added. Jun 03, 2020
Changed “National Bureau of Standards” to “National Institute of Standards and Technology.” May 18, 2020
Add new Web site: BBC Bitesize - The pH scale and neutralisation. Jan 11, 2019
Mentioned litmus paper and Ericaceae species that benefit from acidic soils. Jan 20, 2017
Add new Web site: Utah State University Extension - What is pH? Nov 30, 2016
Add new Web site: Elmhurst College - Chemistry@Elmhurst - pH Scale. Nov 30, 2016
Add new Web site: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory - A Primer on pH. Nov 30, 2016
Added new Web site: Hyperphysics - pH. Sep 29, 2008
Added new Web site: The Power of Protons: An Ongoing Attempt to Simplify the Understanding of Calculations Involving pH. Jun 29, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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