Acids and Bases

Many cleaning solutions are bases. Which of the following is a property of most bases?

• feels slippery

• white color

• can only be liquid

• tastes sour

Tastes Sour

• Acids

• Bases

• Salts

• All

Forms hydroxide ions in water

• Acids

• Bases

• All

BASE + ACID ----> SALT +?

• water

• oxygen

• hydrogen ion

• hydroxide ion

When an acid and a base are mixed, what is the reaction called?

• Neutralization

• Hydrolyzed

• Hydro Ionization

• A salt and a water reaction

Turns litmus blue.

• Acids

• Bases

• Salts

• All

Changes the color of indicators.

• Acids

• Bases

• All

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

HF is...

• an acid

• a base

• a salt

• an ionic compound

HNO₂

• a base

• a salt

• an acid

• an ionic compound