Acids and Bases

Acid Base Properties

100

Sour taste

acid

200

Slippery/soapy feel

base

300

Reacts with base to form salt and water

acid

400

Litmus paper turns blue in the presence of this 

base

500

The Color of litmus paper in an acidic solution

red

Acid-Base Reactions

100

Acts as the acid in the following: 

 H₂SO₄ + H₂O --> HSO₄- + H₃O⁺

H2SO4

200

Acts as the base in the following: 

HI (aq) + H₂O(l) --> I-(aq) + H₃O+

H₂O

300

When an acid and a base reaction (called a neutralization reaction) result in the formation of these products 

a salt and water

400

What is an example of a weak base?

Ammonia, Sea water, baking soda, antacid tablets

500

What is the salt formed when aluminium oxide and sulfuric acid react?

aluminium sulfate

Naming

100

KOH

potassium hydroxide

200

HBr

Hydrobromic acid

300

H₂SO₄

Sulfuric acid

400

H₂CO₃

carbonic acid

500

Mg(OH)₂

Magnesium Hydroxide

Misc.

100

What is the pH of a neutral solution?

water

200

The cation of an acid

H+

300

The anion of a base

OH-

400

Rank the following by order of most acidic to most basic:

Bleach (pH = 13)

Coffee (pH = 3)

Baking soda (pH = 9)

Water (pH = 7)

Coffee, Water, Baking soda, Bleach

500

The products of the following neutralization reaction:

HNO3 + NaOH --> ???

H2O + NaNO3