An interesting page with questions and answers about
how things work;
http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW//home_mar_1997.html
One of the questions is 'what is pH?' There is an
optimal pH level at which life best functions and many
who are claiming that alkaline water is healthier for
you...check out the following;
What is pH and why is it so important to my garden
pond and spa? -- NW, California
pH is a measure of the concentration of dissolved
hydrogen ions in water. When a hydrogen atom loses an
electron and becomes a hydrogen ion--a proton--it can
dissolve nicely in water.
Actually, this proton sticks itself to the oxygen atom
of a water molecule, producing a hydronium ion (H3O+)
that is then carried around by shells of water
molecules.
The higher the concentration of hydrogen (or
hydronium) ions in water, the lower the water's pH.
More specifically, pH is negative the log (base 10) of
the molar hydrogen ion concentration.
That means that water with a pH of 6 has ten times as
many hydrogen ions per liter as water with a pH of 7.
Pure water naturally contains some hydrogen ions,
formed by water molecules that have spontaneously
dissociated into hydrogen ions (H+) and hydroxide ions
(OH-).
Pure water has enough of these hydrogen ions in it to
give it a pH of 7.
But if you dissolve acidic materials in the water,
materials that tend to produce hydrogen ions, the pH
of the water will drop.
If you dissolve basic materials in the water,
materials that tend to bind with hydrogen ions and
reduce their concentration, the pH of the water will
rise.
Water with too many or too few hydrogen ions tends to
be chemically aggressive and we do best in water that
has a pH near 7.
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hmmm...I'm gonna drift off here because of this
comment about pH being simply a matter of how much
hydrogen is in the fluid, more hydrogen is more
acidic, less hydrogen is more alkaline.
One of the tricks of the Garrett water carburetor was
to use a mix of 25% battery acid (sulphuric acid) with
water which Garrett said would increase the conduction
of the water to produce more hydrogen as posted at;
http://www.keelynet.com/energy/garrett.htm
Generally speaking, the acidity of a system is
measured in units called the pH (hydogen
concentration), ranging from 1 to 14.
Neutral solutions have a pH of 7. A pH less than 7
means that the solution is ACIDIC and more than 7
means that it is ALKALINE.
Hydrogen mixed with gasoline has generated as much as
a 50% improvement in overall efficiency. A test
motorcar obtained 19 miles per pound of hydrogen.
However, since liquid hydrogen weighs only 0.58 pound
per gallon, the mileage figure was 11 miles per gallon
of liquid hydrogen. The use of liquid hydrogen as a
motor fuel thus presents several major problems
despite its basic attractions.
The theoretical power required to produce hydrogen
from water is 79 KiloWatts per 1,000 cubic feet of
hydrogen gas.
(sounds like a fuel cell here where hydrogen is forced
through the membrane, producing electricity when it
recombines with oxygen to produce water as a
byproduct)
"...Water UNDER PRESSURE is FORCED into the
carburetor"
"...The chambers 2 and 4 are first filled to the level
'a' with a solution of weak sulphuric acid or other
electrolyte not changed by the passage of current
therethrough, and the opening 5 is connected to a tank
of water,"
"...Since the solution within the carburetor is a
conductor of electricity, current will flow
therethrough and hydrogen will be given off from the
negative or cathode plates 18 and oxygen from the
positive or anode plates"
"...Atmospheric pressure acting on the top of the
check valve 26 causes it to be forced downwardly"
"...Water is converted into its gaseous constituents
by the device herein described, but the dilute
sulphuric acid or other suitable electrolyte in the
carburetor REMAINS UNCHANGED, since it is not
destroyed by electrolysis, and the parts in contact
therewith are made of bakelite and lead or other
material not attacked by the electrolyte."
"...The electrolyte mixture used in the Horvath patent
is 25% potassium hydroxide with 75% of distilled
water."
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