Question: Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   If a substance is tested and has a high pH of 12 we could say that the substance is acidic or basic?    Text:  For bases we can state the folllowing: The higher the pH of a substance, the more basic it is.
Answer: basic

Question: Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   If Jim increases the strength of an acid he is playing with, the concentration of ions in that acid falls or rises?    Text:  A stronger acid produces a greater concentration of ions than a weaker acid.
Answer: rises

Question: Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   The closer that water gets to the shore the more or fewer nutrients there are?    Text:  Most nutrients are washed into ocean water from land. Therefore, water closer to shore tends to have more nutrients.
Answer:
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