Acids and Bases Lesson 1

Which of the following is an acid?

• soap

• baking soda

• orange juice

• pure water

Tastes sour

• acid

• base

• neutral

• both acids & bases

Tastes bitter.

• Acids

• Bases

• None of the following

• Acids & Bases

A substance is found to have the following characteristics:

Very bitter taste

Feels slippery to the touch

Produces OH- ions when dissolved in water

In what category would the substance be classified?

• acid

• base

• enzyme

• fatty acid

Acids react with

• water to produce bases and salts

• salts to produce bases and water

• neither bases, salts nor water

• bases to produce salts and water

HF is...

• an acid

• a base

• a salt

• an ionic compound

HNO₂

• a base

• a salt

• an acid

• an ionic compound

Releases hydrogen (H+) in an aqueous solution.

• base

• strong base

• acid

• weak base

KOH is ...

• an acid

• a base

• a salt

• an ionic compound

A neutralization reaction will (almost) always produce...

• water & salt

• water

• salt

• water & carbon