           
Furrow Pump, Inc.
P.O.
Box 1849
8525 SW
St. Helens Dr.
Wilsonville,
OR 97070
Phone:
(800) 937-3666
FAX:
(800) 377-9960
www.furrowpump.com
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TABLE 2
RELATIVE pH SOLUTION STRENGTH
| Chemical
Name |
Chemical
Formula |
Test
Solution Concentration |
Relative
Normality |
Relative
Strength |
Conversion
Factor (CF) |
| BASES |
| Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking
Soda) |
NaHCO3 |
5% |
0.25N |
1 |
1.00 |
| Sodium Carbonate
(Soda Ash) |
Na2CO3 |
5
10 |
0.50
1 |
2
4 |
0.50
0.25 |
| Potassium Carbonate (Potash) |
K2CO3 |
40 |
4 |
16 |
0.06 |
| Sodium Hydroxide |
NaOH |
5
10
25
50 |
2
4
10
20 |
8
16
40
80 |
0.10
0.06
0.02
0.01 |
ACIDS |
(White Vinegar)
Acetic
Acid
(Glacial
Acetic Acid) |
C2H4O2 |
5%
36
100 |
1N
6
17 |
4
24
68 |
0.25
0.04
0.01 |
| Citric Acid (Concentrated) |
C6H8O7 |
20
50 |
1
3 |
4
12 |
0.25
0.08 |
Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid)
(Concentrated) |
HCl |
10
18
36 |
3
5
12 |
12
20
48 |
0.08
0.05
0.02 |
| Nitric Acid |
HNO3 |
60 |
13 |
52 |
0.02 |
| Phosphoric Acid |
H3PO4 |
75 |
13 |
52 |
0.02 |
| Sulfuric Acid
(Concentrated) |
H2SO4 |
98 |
36 |
144 |
0.01 |
| General pH Treatment Factoids |
| 1 gallon 5 % soda ash treats 1,000 gallons 1 pH
unit |
| 1 gallon 10 % soda ash treats 2,000 gallons 1 pH
unit |
| 1 gallon 25 % NaOH treats 7,500 gallons 3 pH unit |
| 1 gallon 50 % NaOH treats 15,000 gallons 3 pH units |
| 1 gallon 98 % H2SO4 treats
25,000 gallons 3 pH units |
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