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Originally Posted by xinssh
Hi can you explain the rationale behind this?
"1 unit increase in pH increases the NH3 about 10 folds of the total ammonia"
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In simple terms:
The total ammonia n ammonium (NH3) is called total ammonia (NH4). When pH is above 7, there will be more ammonia than ammonium. Below p7, there will be more ammonium than ammonia.
The measure of pH is in logarithm.....base of 10.