Acids and Bases in Your Body
This protects your body from ingesting diluted acids and bases
What is a buffer?
This is a compound which can be used to determine the pH of a solution.
What is an indicator?
This is a rock that neutralizes acid rain.
What is limestone?
A pH that is equal to 0 on the pH scale
What is value of the strongest acidity on the pH scale?
This is pH value range of bases.
What is 7.1-14?
The pH number your body should stay at.
What is 7.4?
pH paper typically turns this color when placed in an acidic solution.
What is red?
This is rain that has a pH of 5.
What is acid rain?
Chemicals used to measure acidity
What are pH Indicators?
The taste of a base is registered as this.
What is bitter?
This chemical compound is located in your kidneys.
What is bicarbonate?
A solution which turns green when an indicator is added is known as this.
What is neutral?
This color is acidic pond/lake water.
What is clear?
Anything below this number on the pH scale would be considered acidic.
What is a pH of 7?
Bases contain a higher concentration of this ion.
What is a Hydroxide ion?
Your body registers the high concentration of these ions as a sour taste.
What is hydronium ions?
A solution with a pH measured at 11 is this color on an indicator.
What is blue?
River water has a pH of this after acid rain.
What is 6?
These type of fruits contain a weak acid
What are citrus fruits?
Bases are in these household products.
What are household cleaners?
This acid makes muscles sore after heavy exertion.
What is lactic acid?
As an indicator, this weak acidic dye turns yellow when combined with an acid.
What is bromothymol blue?
This type of material corrodes in acid.
What are metals?
3 atoms of hydrogen bonded to one atom of oxygen
What is the chemical structure of a hydronium ion?
A solution with a pH measured at 8.6 is this color on an indicator.
What is blue?