How to Make a PH Graph

The pH scale is a method to determine how acidic or basic a solution dissolved in water is. A solution's pH ranges between 0 for extreme acidity to 14 for extreme alkalinity. Each grade of the pH scale is 10 times more acidic than the one above it; for example, pH 6 is 10 times more acidic than pH 7, while pH 5 is 100 times more acidic that pH 7. It is not difficult to make a pH graph, as all you need to do is create a long bar with easily identifiable scales.

Things You'll Need

  • Mixable coloring pens
  • Paper
  • Ruler
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Instructions

    • 1

      Draw a 5-by-1/2 inches rectangle on paper, either as a horizontal or a vertical bar. Use your ruler to divide the rectangle in 14 equal parts.

    • 2

      Use the rainbow colors to paint each grade of the pH scale, starting from the left -- or top -- of the bar with red. On the third block use orange, on the fifth yellow, on the seventh green, on the ninth blue, on the 11th indigo, and on the 13th violet. For the grades in between, mix the color of their adjacent blocks: for example, the sixth block will be a mixture of yellow and green and the 14th a mixture of violet and black.

    • 3

      Add the pH degree above -- or to the left of -- each line separating the graph's blocks. Place the value "0" on left -- or top -- end of the rectangle and continue with "1" on the line separating the red and red-orange blocks, "2" on the line separating the red-orange and orange blocks and so forth.

    • 4

      Write "Neutral" above the seventh degree and add two 1/2-inch arrows pointing to the two ends of the rectangle. Write "Increasing Acidity" next to the arrow pointing towards 0 and "Increased Alkalinity" next to the arrow pointing towards 14.

    • 5

      Add substances under -- or to the right of -- their corresponding pH grade. For example, water goes under grade 7, while vinegar, with a pH of 2.4, goes on grade 2.

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