Acids and Bases Quiz #1

Acids are found on the pH scale between the numbers

• 8 - 12

• 0 - 6

Bases are found on the pH scale between the numbers

• 0 - 6

• 8 -14

A solution that is ________ has a pH of 7.

• acidic

• basic

• neutral

• none of the above

Distilled water is ___________.

• acidic

• basic

• neutral

• none of the above

If blue litmus paper turns red, then the solution is ___________.

• basic

• neutral

• acidic

• none of these

If red litmus paper turns blue, the solution is _____________.

• neutral

• basic

• acidic

• none of these

If a solution is basic, which of the following properties would be present?

• Turns blue litmus paper red

• feels slippery

• reacts with metal to produce hydrogen gas

• tastes sour

Common household cleaners, like drain cleaner, oxyclean, and ammonia, are usually classified as

• acids

• neutral

• bases

• none of these

Items or substances that are used to tell how acidic or basic a solution is are called ____.

• measurers

• enhancers

• indicators

• neutralizers

If you add an unknown liquid to a solution that has a pH of 5, and the pH of the new mixture goes down to 3, then the unknown liquid was a(n) _______.

• not enough information to tell

• acid

• base

• neutral