Genuine question: what is the point of logarithmic scales? Why can’t we have a linear scale of 3 to 30 instead of 3 to 4? A linear scale works perfectly fine in most cases (for example the Scoville scale which goes from something like 3 for a green pepper to 20 million for a reaper), so why can’t pH do the same?
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SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day agoIn addition, pH is a logarithmic scale, a pH of 3 is 10x more acidic than pH 4
Banik2008@infosec.pub 20 hours ago
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 hours ago
Well, sure, but would you rather write that a substanc has a pH value of 11, or the absolute value, which is the hydrogen ion molar concentration, which would be 0.00000000001?
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Holy crap, I never knew that!