Acid Base Practice

Four substances were tested for pH, lemon juice (pH 2), baking soda (pH 9), bleach (pH 12), and milk (pH 6). Which of the following correctly lists the substances from most basic to acidic?

• lemon juice, milk, baking soda, bleach

• bleach, baking soda, milk, lemon juice

• milk, lemon juice, baking soda, bleach

• baking soda, bleach, lemon juice, milk

Which of these is a property of acidic solutions?

• they taste sour

• they feel slippery

• they are in many cleaning products

• they taste bitter

What type of reation occurs between an acid and a base?

• Combustion

• Synthesis

• Neutralization

• Double Replacement

What are the products of a neutralization reactions

• water

• salt

• acid

• base

If there is excess hydrogen ions, the solution will be...

• acidic
• basic

If there is excess hydroxide ions, the solution will be...

• acidic
• basic

Soap is a weak base.  What is true about the taste of bases?

• they taste sour
• they taste sweet
• they taste bitter
• they taste salty

Which of these solutions is an acid?

• Dish Soap: pH of 12
• Tomato Soup: pH of 4
• Baking Soda: pH of 9
• Drain Cleaner: pH of 14

From which point to which point in the pH scale is Base

• 7.1- 14

• 0- 6.9

• 6.2- 9.1

• 12- 14

An acid has a pH

• higher than 7

• lower than 7

• 7

• greater than 14