Acids or Bases Practice

Baking soda and antacid tablets are examples of two common __________.

• acids

• bases

• ions

• atoms

If I have a substance with a pH of 3, what is it?

• acid

• base (alkali)

• neutral

__________ are often slippery substances that are used for cleaning solutions.

• acids

• bases

• neutral solvents

A compound that produces hydrogen ions in solution is a(n) _________.

• acid

• base

• salt

• neutral solution

Which of the following pH values represents the strongest acid?

• pH 4

• pH 10

• pH 2

• pH 7

The pH scale ranges from __________.

• 1 - 15

• 0 - 10

• 0 - 14

• 1 - 20

What is 7 on the pH scale?

• acid

• base (alkali)

• neutral

You suspect that a chemical that you are testing in the lab is strongly acidic. What might be its pH?

• 2

• 6

• 7

• 13

Which of the following is not a base?

• soap

• Tums

• vinegar

• SOS cleaner

What is the scale called that measures the strength of acids or bases?

• pH scale

• acidity scale

• corrosive scale

• hydrogen scale