Photograph of a piece of indicator paper and the corresponding scale identifying each pH level based on the color of the paper when placed in that solution.

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pH, or acidity, is often measured by dipping a strip of indicator paper, pictured above, into a solution. The paper then changes color in accordance with how acidic the solution is. Testing a solution's pH this way over and over again with new paper strips will continue to yield the same results. Based on this, is acidity a chemical or physical property?

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