pH scale
Something was a pH of 7
What is a neutral substance?
Acids are substances that contain the _______ when in an aqueous solution
What is Hydrogen ions (H+)?
Bases are substances that contain the _______ when in an aqueous solution.
What is a hydroxide ion (OH-)?
The reactants and that make up soap.
What is a Base and a Fat?
The products of an acid/base neutralization reaction.
What is water and a salt?
Bases have a pH that ranges between _______ and becomes more basic when _________.
What is 8-14 and closer to 14?
Acidic foods can be identified by what taste?
What is Sour?
Basic foods may taste like this.
What is bitter and chalky?
What are the products that make up soap reaction?
What is salt(soap) and glycerol?
The H+ for the acid and the OH- from the base combine to create this molceule.
What is water?
Acids have a pH that ranges between _______ and becomes more acidic when______.
What is 0-6 and closer to 0?
H3O+ is called the hydronium ion and is formed when H+ attaches itself to ________
What is a water molecule?
Bases that dissolve in water are called
What is an Alkali?
The definition for surfactant
What helps reduce the hydrogen bonding and breaks the surface tension, which allows water to spread out over the surface of the substance being cleaned?
The reason why its called a "neutralization" reaction.
What is the acid and base properties of H+ and OH- are destroyed or neutralized
Ammonia has a pH=11 bleach has a pH= 13. Bleach is this much more basic than ammonia.
What is 100x more basic?
Acids turn litmus paper this color
What is blue to red?
Bases turn litmus paper this color
A _______ is a sphere made of surfactants that surrounds dirt and oil and separates the dirt and oil from the surface it was on.
What is a micelle?
The point in which the acid and base are in equal concentrations and are neutralized (pH of 7).
What is the equivalence point?
Hydrochloric acid has a pH=0 vinegar has a pH= 3. Hydrochloric acid is this much more acidic than vinegar
What is 1000x more acidic?
The mnemonic phrase that helps to remember the strong acids.
What is "SO I Brought NO CLean CLOthes."
If it contains this, you know its a strong base.
The two ends of all surfactants differ for this reason
What is it has a hydrophobic (non-polar) end that surround the dirt and oil and lifts it off the surface, and a hydrophilic (polar) end that is attracted to the water and can wash the dirt and oil away
Magnesium Hydroxide (MgOH) and Hydro sulfuric Acid (H2SO4) mix to make water and this salt.
What is Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4)