Acids, Bases, and Chemical Reactions Vocab

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Acid

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Any substance with a pH less than 7 

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Release hydrogen ions in water

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Acids

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Base/Alkaline

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Any substance with a pH greater than 7

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Release hydroxide ions in water

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Bases

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Neutralization reaction

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When an acid and a base combine to cancel out (neutralize) the effects of one another

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During a neutralization reaction, what is produced?

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Salt and water

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pH scale

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A range from 1-14 that measures the level of acidity or alkalinity of a substance

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A substance with a pH of 7 is considered...

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neutral

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Indicator

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A substance used to detect the presence of a certain chemical (usually with a color change)

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Litmus paper

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an acid/base indicator