All of the Following Statements Regarding PH Are True Except

question 64

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements regarding pH are true except:

• A)A pH of 3.0 is acidic and a pH of 10.0 is alkaline.
• B)As a whole, the pH of the ocean is slightly acidic.
• C)Buffers prevent large changes in the pH of a solution.
• D)pH will be buffered in deeper water where organisms with calcite shells sink.
• E)pH relates to relative acid-base ion balance in a solution.

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