ACIDS
BASES
pH
ACIDS AND BASES
100

Acidic compounds give foods a  _____ taste

sour taste

100

A compound that produces hydroxide ions in a solution. It has a pH that is...

greater than 7

100

What is neutralization?

When a weak acid is mixed with a strong base and vice-versa

100

Feels waxy and slippery to the touch

Bases

200

An acid is a compound that produces hydrogen ions in a solution. It has a pH that is...

less than 7

200

Bases have plenty of OH- ions (T/F)

True

200

Fill in the blanks below:

Acid + Base ---> ________  + ______


salt and water

200

All solutions can be classified as an acid or a base (T/F)

What is false?

300

The part of the pH scale that determines an acid.

pH of 0 - 6

300

The part of the pH scale that determines a base.

8 - 14

300

The meaning of the letter H in pH.

What is hydrogen?

300

Distilled water has a pH of 8 (T/F)

What is false?

400

What is the pH of water?

pH7

400

Acids change litmus paper from __________ to _______

blue to red

400

Neither acidic nor basic

Neutral solutions

400

This substance tastes sour

Acid

500

Two examples of acids are

Vinegar, lemons, pop, coffee, batteries

500

Of these two, this is the strongest base:

Solution A with a pH of 13 or Solution B with a pH of 8

Solution A with a pH of 13

500

Name a common salt which is used for cooking

Table salt/Sodium chloride

500

What is the chemical formula of hydrochloric acid?

HCl

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