ACIDS
Acidic compounds give foods a _____ taste
What is sour?
A compound that produces hydroxide ions in a solution. It has a pH that is...
What is greater than 7?
A number used to determine the hydrogen-ion concentration, or acidity, of a solution
What is pH?
Feels waxy and slippery to the touch
What is a base?
This paper that has been treated with a lichen-provided natural-soluble dye
What is Litmus paper
An acid is a compound that produces hydrogen ions in a solution. It has a Ph that is...
What is less than 7
Bases have plenty of OH ions (T/F)
False (OH -)
*DAILY DOUBLE* (choose your wager)
Substances cannot have a pH greater than 14 and less than 0
What is false
The ion formed when an acid reacts with water
What is hydronium ion?
A compound that dissolves in water to form a solution with a pH less than 7
What is an acid
Acids will turn Litmus paper this colour
What is red
Acids will turn litmus paper will turn this colour
Each number on the pH scale is in increments of
What is 10-fold
Distilled water has a PH of 8 (T/F)
What is false
When in the air, these compounds combine with water droplets to form
What is acid rain
Acids are classified as strong or weak depending on the degree to which they ionize in ______
What is water
These are two examples of bases
What is Cleaning products, soap, baking soda, ammonia, Borax
Neither acidic nor basic
What are neutral solutions
This is added to lakes and streams to neutralize it
What is Calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2 / lime
The reaction between an acid and base to help change the pH to neutral
What is Neutralization
Two examples of acids are
What is vinegar, lemons, pop, coffee, batteries
This is an example of a STRONG base found in most households
What is Bleach?
Name the three ways PH can be measured
What is Litmus Paper, Universal pH Paper and a pH meter
Can conduct an electrical current
What is acid
This gets dissolved in a solution
What is the solute