Acid Facts
Acids register this range of numbers on the pH scale.
What is 0 to 7?
Bases register this range of numbers on the pH scale.
What is 7 to 14?
Vinegar
What is an acid?
pH indicators of this paper type were used to test the pH of substances.
What is litmus?
True or false. Strong acids and strong bases can be harmful to your skin and bodily tissues.
What is true? ALWAYS use protection when handling strong acids and strong bases.
Acids are corrosive to this substance.
Bases are typically made of these in a solid state.
What are tiny crystals?
Citrus
What is acid?
Litmus paper turns this color generally when encountering acids.
What is red / orange?
True or false. The lining of your stomach is designed to withstand a strong base-like environment.
What is false? The stomach is built to withstand an ACID-like environment.
When acids corrode metals, this gas is produced.
What is hydrogen gas?
When bases are in this form, they are typically slippery.
What is liquid?
What is a base?
Litmus paper turns this color generally when encountering bases.
What is blue / green?
True or false. When red cabbage water is added to acidic solutions, the result is a purple solution.
What is false? The result is pink.
When an acid is involved in a neutralization reaction, acids release this subatomic particle.
What is a proton?
Bases have this type of ion, which makes bases primary receivers of protons in reactions.
What is a hydroxide ion (OH negative)?
Laundry detergent
What is base?
This is a pH indicator that occurs naturally (used specifically in one of our labs).
What is red cabbage water?
True or false. The result of combining an acid with a base (or a true neutralization reaction) is water.
What is false? The result is water AND salt.
Acids typically have this taste (when edible of course).
What is sour?
Bases typically have this taste (when edible of course).
What is bitter?
Alkaline water
What is a base?
Mr. Warner specifically said NOT to stir solutions with this to avoid unnecessary reactions.
What are metal tweezers?
True or false. The results of combining an acid and a base is ALWAYS neutral.
What is false? It depends on concentration, volume, and strengths of each substance.