What Is Alkaline Water? To put it simply, alkaline water is | NCERT NOTES
What Is Alkaline Water?
To put it simply, alkaline water is water that has a higher potential hydrogen than regular drinking water.
The pH level is measured by the amount of hydrogen ions that exists in a given solution. High concentrations of hydrogen ions yield a low pH (acidic substances), whereas low levels of hydrogen ions result in a high pH (basic substances).
The term alkaline gets used interchangeably with basic but they’re not exactly the same.
Alkaline compounds (alkali) are substances, like salts, metals, and minerals, that, when added to water, make it more basic.
Water always contains some amount of dissolved solids including minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium, but alkaline water tends to have a higher amount of total dissolved solids, which increases its pH level.
Regular drinking water is typically neutral with a pH level of 7 and alkaline water is slightly basic with a pH level of about 8 or 9.
The idea that alkaline water is medicinal, curative, and able to bring about optimal health seems to be based on the belief that acidic properties in the body and blood are the cause of ill health and disease and need to be neutralized.
Therefore, a more alkaline body will lead to better health.
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