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MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 2 years ago

TIL that the exact meaning of the letter “p” in the pH scale is unknown because the inventor never bothered to explain what it stood for.

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TIL that the exact meaning of the letter “p” in the pH scale is unknown because the inventor never bothered to explain what it stood for.

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MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • Thteven@lemmy.world
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    I bet it stands for Peter, that cheeky bugger.

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    Definitely ‘penis’.

    • Potato_in_my_anus@lemmy.ml
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      I really think it’s “potato”…

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        deleted by creator

        • Cabrio@lemmy.worldBanned
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          It’s spelt Plantain, but close enough.

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    What does the h stand for?

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      Hydrogen, pH is “potential of hydrogen” or “power of hydrogen.”

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        How do you know that?!

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          He knew the guy

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            He IS the guy

        • Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml
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          Ouija board

          • OtisRamflow@lemm.ee
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            Ouikipedia

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          (Not sure if the humour went over my head and I’m explaining something that wasn’t meant to be taken seriously. If it is humour, then I imagine it’s because knowing what the H stands for is a lot less exciting than knowing what the p stands for. If it isn’t humour, you may read the following words.)

          Because that’s what it measures. It measures the amount of H⁺ ions (which are simply protons if we are talking about protium which is the most common hydrogen isotope) by volume on a logarithmic scale.

      • LazaroFlim@lemmy.film
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        Probably hydrogen

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    It just stands for pee, as in ‘almost all pee and no h’.

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    It stands for punani. pH = punani health.

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