Re: Survery - distilled water pH

From:

Laurie Reilly

G'day All,
Distilled water will absorb carbon dioxide and other gases from the air. The dissolved gas forms acid and this will drop the pH.
( Have you noticed the bitter taste of "soda water"?) So the pH of distilled water will vary according to if, and for how long, it has been exposed to air. I have just tested ours and it is pH 5.

Regards, Laurie.

At 11:15 AM 06/23/03 -0400, Morken, Tim - Labvision wrote:

Hi all, I was wondering what the pH of the distilled water in your lab is. Seems there is some variability, but would like to see what the range is.

Thanks

Tim Morken
Lab Vision Corp.

Mr.Laurie Reilly                                              Ph 07 4781 4468
Physiology & Pharmacology                           Fax 07 4779 1526
Aust.Inst.of Tropical Vet.& Animal Sc.
James Cook University
Townsville Qld. 4811                                      laurie.reilly@jcu.edu.au
Australia.

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