Acid Base Review

What is neutral on the pH scale?

• 7
• 14
• P shape 
• D shape 

A(n) _______ is a substance with a pH greater than 7.

• Base
• Acid
• Buffer
• Water

Holly has an unknown substance in a beaker. She wants to determine the relative pH of the unknown substance. She places a piece of blue litmus paper into the substance, and the litmus paper stays blue.
The substance in the beaker

• is a base.
• has a neutral pH.
  
• is an acid.
• does not have a pH.

Which of the following word pairs correctly completes the sentence below?
_______ are corrosive substances characterized as having a strong smell, a sour taste, and a _______.

• Acids; pH less than 7
• Acids; pH greater than 7
• Bases; pH greater than 7
• Bases; pH less than 7

For a solution, pH + pOH =

• 7

• 14

• 1.0 x 10^-14

• -log (1.0 x 10 ^-14)

If the pH of a solution is 4.0, what is the pOH?

• 4.0

• 10.0

• 1.0 x 10 ^-4

• cannot be determined from the information

The pH of a solution is 8.43. What is the [H₃O⁺]concentration?

• 3.7 x 10 ^-9

• 1.0 x 10^-8.43

• 2.7 x 10^-6

• 1.0 x 10^-14

If the [H₃O⁺] of a solution is 1 x 10^-3 M, the pH is

• 11

• -3

• 3

• 1

Which of the following is a base?

• orange juice
• water
• vinegar
• dishwashing detergent

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Blue litmus paper turns red when placed in a base.
• Red litmus paper turns blue when placed in a base.
• Blue litmus paper stays blue when placed in an acid.
• Red litmus paper stays red when placed in a base.