Chemistry GCSE

Acidic solution

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An aqueous solution of an acid has a pH value of less than 7, and the lower the number, the more acidic the solution.

AQA · The pH scale and neutralisation (study guide)

What forms when chlorine dissolves in the water film on the litmus paper, causing the paper first to turn red.

AQA · Test for chlorine (study guide)

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Test for chlorine (AQA GCSE)
The pH scale and neutralisation (AQA GCSE)

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