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Chemistry and Chemicals for Pool Science

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  Swimming pools offers fun, but keeping chlorine levels balanced & bacteria at bay can be tricky. So important to know there variables. Check scientific rundown of each. Do you have a swimming pool? Do you like chemistry? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you’re in the right place. If you answered yes to both, you’re really in the right place. There’s a lot people need to know about pool chemicals and chemistry. Three of the most important variables to learn about are PH, chlorine, and water hardness. I’ll give a quick, scientific rundown of each. Important Variables for Swimming Pool PH Balance PH, sometimes capitalized more like pH, stands for Potential of Hydrogen. The number reflects the number of hydrogen ions that can dissociate from their current molecules. High numbers of hydrogen atoms makes a compound acidic; low numbers make it basic. Basic, or alkaline, substances are also known for having free hydroxide ions. This is also why acids and bases neutraliz