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You have and unknown solution. You want to know whether the solution is an acid or a base. First list some of the known properties of acids and bases. Then describe a method of determining whether the solution is an acid or a base.
What is Acids taste sour, react with metals and carbonates, turn blue litmus paper red; bases taste bitter, feel slippery, turn litmus paper blue. You could dissolve the solution in water. If it produces hydrogen ions (H+), it is an acid. IF it produces hydroxide ions (OH-), it is a base.