Acid Base Properties
Sour taste
acid
Acts as the acid in the following:
H2SO4 + H2O --> HSO4- + H3O+
H2SO4
KOH
potassium hydroxide
What is the pH of a neutral solution?
water
Slippery/soapy feel
base
Acts as the base in the following:
HI (aq) + H2O(l) --> I-(aq) + H3O+
H2O
HBr
Hydrobromic acid
The cation of an acid
H+
Reacts with base to form salt and water
acid
When an acid and a base reaction (called a neutralization reaction) result in the formation of these products
a salt and water
H2SO4
Sulfuric acid
The anion of a base
OH-
Litmus paper turns blue in the presence of this
base
What is an example of a weak base?
H2CO3
carbonic acid
Rank the following by order of most acidic to most basic:
Bleach (pH = 13)
Coffee (pH = 3)
Baking soda (pH = 9)
Water (pH = 7)
Coffee, Water, Baking soda, Bleach
The Color of litmus paper in an acidic solution
red
What is the salt formed when aluminium oxide and sulfuric acid react?
aluminium sulfate
Mg(OH)2
Magnesium Hydroxide
The products of the following neutralization reaction:
HNO3 + NaOH --> ???
H2O + NaNO3