Vocab
Measures the strength of an acid or base
What is the pH Scale
You sprinkle this type of salt on food
What is Table Salt
These types of fruit are highly acidic
What is citrus (ex: limes, lemons, oranges)
Bases taste like this
What is bitter
This ranks a 7 on the pH scale
Pure water
A substance that lets heat and electricity flow through easily
What is metal
The two elements which make up table salt.
What are sodium and chlorine
Acids taste like this
What is sour
Bases turn indicators this color
What is blue
This means to cancel each other out
What is neutralize
Something that prevents heat, electricity, and even sound from moving through
What is an insulator
A compound made up of a metal and nonmetal
What is a salt
Acids turn indicators this color
What is red
Bases feel this way in solution
What is slippery
Bases range from __ to __ on the pH scale
what is 8-14
Changes color in the presence of an acid or base
What is indicator (litmus paper and red cabbage juice are also acceptable)
The chemical formula for salt
What is NaCl
Acids are _______ and can damage skin or tissue
What is Corrosive
Common bases, such as bleach, are used in making these
Cleaning products
Acids range from __ to __ on the pH scale
What is 0-6
Anything that lets heat and electricity flow through easily
What is a conductor
The ancient Egyptians used salt to dry these
What are mummies
Acids contain at least one of this kind of atom
What is Hydrogen
Bases can accept these type of ions from acids
What is H+
Blood contains buffers, which keep the pH in blood at this level
What is 7.4