Is it better to drink an acid or a base? An informative video explains what pH is and how to calculate it. As part of a larger chemistry playlist, it features both the Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry definitions. It also demonstrates solving for pH through multiple examples.

Concepts

acids and bases, acids, bases, ph

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Practice using and reading pH test strips on common items
• Discuss the general characteristics of acids and bases

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of ions and logarithms

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Offers subtitles for ease of note taking
• Doesn't skip steps when solving problems—it's very thorough!

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4