Acid
What color are acids on the pH scale?
Warm tones. Yellow, orange, and reds.
What color are the bases on the pH scale?
Blue and Purple
What is the pH of a neutral?
7
What is an example of something that is a weak acid?
Sour milk, oranges, bananas, etc.
What numbers are acids on the pH scale
0-6
What numbers are bases on the pH scale?
8-14
What color is a neutral on the pH scale?
How can I tell if a food is acid or basic?
The taste! Base is bitter, acid is sour
What is a weak vs strong acid?
Provide pH, color, and an example
Weak: yellow, 5 and 6, many correct responces
Strong: Red, 0 and 1, Many correct responses
What is a weak vs strong base?
Provide an example, pH level, and color on the pH scale
Weak: blue, 7 and 8, tooth paste
Strong: purple, 13 and 14, lye
What is the most common neutral?
Water
What would happen if you mix an acid and a base together?
They would cancel each other out! This will produce salt and water.
What are some properties of acids?
Sour, corrosive, pH less than 7
What are some properties of a base?
Bases are slippery (think soap). They are also bitter in taste.
What are other examples of neutrals?
Blood, salt, cooking oil, sugar
oh no! I got battery acid in my EYE! What might I experience and why?
Burning! Acid is corrosive. This can cause blindness and my eye to start to break down!
Name one very strong Acid and one weak acid.
Strong: Battery acid or stomach acid
Weak: Milk, lemon
Name a strong and a weak base
Responses may very
Neutrals produce what?
Salt and water
Kimmy has thrown up! What should she do to help reduce the acid in her mouth
Rinse her mouth with water (it is a neutral) and brush her teeth (its a base). These will help neutralize the acids in her mouth!