ACIDITY Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

2-30°C

Major Application

environmental
food and beverages

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26

WGK Germany 

WGK 1

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2
Met. Corr. 1
Skin Irrit. 2
STOT SE 3

ACIDITY Usage And Synthesis

Uses

environmental
food and beverages

Definition

The acidity of water is its quantitative capacity to react with a strong base to a designated pH and is usually expressed in milligrams per liter of equivalent calcium carbonate. The results for acidity depends upon the end-point pH (typically pH 3.7 or pH 8.3) or the indicator used.