Acid and Bases

Which of the following word pairs correctly completes the sentence below?
_______ are corrosive substances characterized as having a strong smell, a sour taste, and a _______.

• Acids; pH less than 7
• Acids; pH greater than 7
• Bases; pH greater than 7
• Bases; pH less than 7

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The esophagus is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. Heartburn occurs when some of the stomach juices flow backwards up the esophagus. To help relieve heartburn, a person should take medicine that is

• neutral
• basic
• 
  acidic or basic.
  
• acidic

If an acid is combined with a base of equal strength, the result will most likely be

• a neutral solution.
• a stronger acid.
• impossible to tell without testing the pH.
• a stronger base

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Holly has an unknown substance in a beaker. She wants to determine the relative pH of the unknown substance. She places a piece of blue litmus paper into the substance, and the litmus paper stays blue.
The substance in the beaker

• is a base.
• has a neutral pH.
  
• is an acid.
• does not have a pH.

The pH of a solution is tested, and it is found to be a basic solution. Of the following choices, what could the pH have been?

• 3
• 9
• 7
• 5

Human blood has a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Which of the following best describes human blood?

• strongly acidic
• slightly acidic
• strongly basic
• slightly basic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What would be considered the weakest base? 

• 8
• 14
• 7.8
• 11.6

Many cleaning solutions are bases. Which of the following is a property of most bases?

• feels slippery
• white color
• can only be liquid
• tastes sour

Tastes bitter.

• Acids
• Bases
• Salts
• All

Values from 0-14 that determine the acidity of a solution

• Punnett Square
• Matrix
• pH scale
• Math number line