Ben Rhau
Apisto Club
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Haha, I can’t help you with the “real scientist” bit.Hi all,
You've swapped a proton and I think that the proton (H+) would be a slightly less conductive than ions with a higher valency, like calcium (Ca++), and you swapped them 1 : 1.
I think size is also important (smaller = more conductivity), and you can't get any smaller than a H+ ion, so I'm guessing they balance out, but you need a <"real scientist at this point">.
The added protons would lower pH, because one definition of an acid is a <"proton donor">.
cheers Darrel
I understand this is happening on the molecular level, but in aggregate I don’t recall seeing a big conductivity change before and after. Possibly went down slightly, but the difference was not far from the margin of error. Perhaps enough to simulate rainfall?