Acids, Bases, and Salts

An indicator is?

• A lab manual or guide

• Something like litmus paper that can tell you if a substance is acidic or basic

• A PS4 game where you pretend to direct traffic

• Something only scientists in a lab can use

Do acids or bases conduct electricity?

• Only acids conduct electricity

• Only bases conduct electricity

• Bases and acids conduct electricity

• Neither conduct electricity

When you neutralize strong acid with a strong base you create

• a salt and water

• You can not neutralize acid with a base

• You create carbon dioxide

• A moderate sized explosion

Which of the following values would represent the pH of a strong acid?

• 1

• 6

• 7

• 13

What range of values on the pH scale represent solutions with a higher concentration of hydronium (H₃O⁺) ions?

• 0-14

• below 7

• 7

• above 7

What range of values on the pH scale represent solutions with a higher concentration of hydroxide (OH^-) ions?

• below 7

• 7

• above 7

• 0-14

When found in food, acids often taste ________.

• Sour

• Bitter

• Salty

• Slippery

When found in food, bases often taste _______.

• Sour

• Bitter

• Salty

• Soggy

Pure water (H₂O) has a pH of 7 and would be classified as...

• a base

• a neutral substance

• both an acid and a base

• an acid

Acidic solutions exhibit a higher ratio of H₃O⁺ ions, known as...

• neutrons

• hydroxide

• electrons

• hydronium