Acids
The taste of an Acid
Sour
homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in a single physical state
solution
What is the range of the pH scale?
0-14
The taste of a base
bitter
When a few spoonful’s of sugar are mixed into a cup of water, sugar is the ____
solute
The feel of an acid
thin, like water
What part of a solution is the substance that is being dissolved.
solute
The measure of acids & bases
pH Scale
The feel of a base
slippery
Strong acids and bases are _______, because they eat away at materials
corrosive
Where are acids located on the pH scale?
0-6
What part of the solution is the substance that does the dissolving?
solvent
What is 7 on the pH scale?
Neutral (Water)
Where are bases located on the pH scale?
8-14
The reaction between an acid and a base is called
neutralization
Name one example of an acid
lemons
tomato
hydrochloric acid
One way you can increase the rate of dissolving a solution
stir
add heat
What happens when you mix an acid and a base
creates water and a salt
Name one example of a base
soap
bleach
almond milk
is this an acid or base?
Fe(OH)2
base
What type of ions are formed to make an acid?
H+
When you add so much solute that no more dissolves, you have a
saturated solution
The tool used to find pH levels of different solutions
Litmus paper
What type of ions are used to make bases
OH-
An unstable solution that contains more solute than a saturated one is _________________
supersaturated