PH

Real World Example

Imagine trying to find the right balance of spices in a soup to make it taste just right. Just like how too much salt or not enough pepper can make a soup too salty or too bland, the pH scale measures how acidic or basic a solution is based on its hydrogen ion concentration. The connection is that just as the flavor of a soup depends on the concentration of different spices, the acidity or basicity of a solution depends on the concentration of hydrogen ions; more hydrogen ions make it more acidic (like too much salt), and fewer make it more basic (like not enough seasoning).