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Letter: Letter: Filosophical point

Published 29 February 1992

From ERICA HANNANT

I read with interest (Feedback, 1 February) the article about IUPAC’s
decision to change the spelling of sulphur with its ‘ph’ to sulfur with
its ‘f’.

I wonder whether this will also affect the notation used for hydrogen
ion concentrations? Is ‘pH’ going to become ‘f’?

Erica Hannant Southampton, Hampshire

Issue no. 1810 published 29 February 1992

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