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Acidity

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The amount of acid present in an object. Materials with pH below 7.0 on the pH scale are considered acidic. Objects closer to 0 on the scale have a higher acidity than objects closer to 7. The pH level of an object can be tested with pH strips, pH testing pens, or pH testing meters.

pH Scale


Related Terms[edit | edit source]

acidic

Synonyms in English[edit | edit source]

deposit

Translation[edit | edit source]

English acidity
French acidité
Spanish acidez
Portuguese acidez
Italian acidità
German Säure
Russian кислотность
Arabic حموضة
Chinese (Traditional) 酸性

Discussion[edit | edit source]

Testing and Instrumental Analysis

References[edit | edit source]

Anon. 2000. “Acidity.” Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online. Los Angeles, CA: J. Paul Getty Trust. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/.

———. 2012. “Acidity.” CAMEO:Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Acidity





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