Acids
This type of solution has a pH less than 7.
What is an acid?
This type of solution has a pH greater than 7.
What is a base?
This scale measures the acidity or basicity of a solution.
What is the pH scale?
This element is the basis of all organic compounds.
What is carbon?
This type of reaction involves the combination of two or more substances.
What is a synthesis reaction?
This common acid is found in vinegar and has the formula CH₃COOH.
What is acetic acid?
This common base is used in baking and has the formula NaHCO₃.
What is sodium bicarbonate?
A neutral solution has a pH of this value.
What is 7?
This type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.
What is a covalent bond?
This law states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
What is the law of conservation of mass?
This term describes the ability of an acid to donate protons.
What is acidity?
This term describes the ability of a base to accept protons.
What is basicity?
This instrument is used to measure the pH of a solution.
What is a pH meter?
This term describes compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen only.
What are hydrocarbons?
This type of reaction occurs when an acid reacts with a base.
What is a neutralization reaction?
This acid is known as the "king of chemicals" and is highly corrosive.
What is sulfuric acid?
This strong base is often used in drain cleaners and has the formula NaOH.
What is sodium hydroxide?
This color change indicates a pH below 7 when using litmus paper.
what is red?
This is the simplest alkane, consisting of one carbon atom.
What is methane?
This term describes the energy required to start a chemical reaction.
What is activation energy?
This theory defines acids as proton donors and bases as proton acceptors.
What is the Brønsted-Lowry theory?
This theory defines bases as substances that produce hydroxide ions in solution.
What is the Arrhenius theory?
This logarithmic scale is used to express the concentration of hydrogen ions.
What is the negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration?
This process involves the breaking down of organic material by microorganisms.
What is decomposition?
This type of reaction involves the breakdown of a compound into simpler substances.
What is a decomposition reaction?