So I was right, pure water is neutral?
Don

Terry Dickinson wrote:

> Don Straatman wrote:
>
> > Am I missing something here? How can you have 'water that is very
> > pure,
> > but also very acid'?
> > I always thought that pure water would be neutral.
> > Don
> >
> > I quote from McGaw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology:
>
> "Pure water at normal temperature has a pH of 7.0"
>
> pH7.0 is neutral.    6.0 is acid.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Terry