Quiz about Acids, Bases, and pH Scale

Question 1

pH stands for:

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Potential of hydrogen

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Potency of hydrogen

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Plurality of hydrogen

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Pleurisy of hydrogen

Question 2

Pure water is _______ on the pH scale.

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Neutral

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Acid

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Base

Question 3

What is the range of pH values in an acidic solution?

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0-6

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8-14

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15-239058204958

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pH = 7

Question 4

If the pH of a solution is 9, it is a....

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base

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acid

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both

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none

Question 5

Litmus paper can be used to determine the _______ of a substance.

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relative pH

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relative volume

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temperature

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chemical formula

Question 6

What is the range of pH values in an alkali (basic) solution?

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8-14

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0-6

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15-239058204958

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pH = 7

Question 7

Which is the stronger acid?

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pH 1

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pH 4

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pH 8

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pH 13

Question 8

Which of the following substances is basic?

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Baking soda

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Apple juice

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Ginger ale

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Distilled water

Question 9

How do acidic solutions taste?

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Sour

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Delicious

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Sweet

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Bitter

Question 10

What is a property of bases?

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Slippery touch

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Sour taste

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Ability to dissolve metal

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Ability to form hydronium ions

Question 11

A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7

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Acid

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Alkaline

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Base

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Buffer

Question 12

A(n) _______ is a substance with a pH greater than 7.

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Base

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Acid

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Buffer

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Water

Question 13

Which solution releases H+ in solution?

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Acid

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Base

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Buffer

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Water

Question 14

This substance releases OH- into solution

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Base

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Acid

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Neutral

Question 15

Lemon juice is an example of  __________

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An acid

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A base

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A neutral substance

Question 16

What color does acid turn litmus paper?

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It turns blue litmus paper red.

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It turns litmus paper purple.

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It turns red litmus paper blue.

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It turns blue litmus paper blue.

Question 17

What color does bases turn litmus paper?

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It turns red litmus paper blue.

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It turns litmus paper purple.

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It turns blue litmus paper red.

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It turns red litmus paper re

Question 18

What does corrosive mean?

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That a substance can easily wear away

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That a substance is a strong base.

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That a substance is neutral.

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The substance is the strongest acid

Question 19

What are properties of acids?

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Sour, reacts with metals, ph below 7

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Bitter, slippery, ph above 7

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Sour, reacts with metals, ph above 7

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Bitter, ph of 7, does not react with metals

Question 20

What are properties of a base?

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Slippery, bitter, does not react with metals, pH above 7.

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Slippery, bitter, reacts with metals, pH below 7.

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Sour, reacts with metals, pH below 7

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Sour, reacts with metals, pH above 7.

Question 21

Explain what happens when a strong acid and a strong base are poured into the same container.

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they react chemically to form a salt

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they form separate layers

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they mix physically but not chemically

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they break apart into separate elements

Question 22

Which statement is true when acids and bases are mixed together?

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they neutralize each other

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acids become stronger

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bases become stronger

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there is no change

Question 23

Where would you say you are on the learning scale ? there is no wrong answer- just be honest!

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I've got this! I am at a 4! I can describe what happens when an acid and a base are mixed and explain it to others.

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I am at a 3! I can classify an unknown substance as an acid/base/neutral based on its pH.

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I am getting better but am only at a 2 - I can recognize or recall specific vocabulary and/or concepts, such as:

Acid, Base, pH Scale, Neutral, Salt

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I am still at a 1 - I can recognize how the scale is organized.

Acids, Bases, and pH Scale

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