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I'm an H⁺ denier, in that I refuse to consider loose protons to be real hydrogen, so I personally believe it stands for 'pretend'.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Isn't it Potential of Hydrogen?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

That's what I was taught back in 6th Grade.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For what it's worth, my job is as an analytical chemist, dealing with pH readings every single day, and I've always thought this was correct.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Are We Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

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