Chapter 22 Acids, Bases, and Salts

All of the following are properties of acids except?

• Taste sour

• Are corrosive

• Feel like a burn

• Taste bitter

____________ taste bitter, feel slippery, and have a pH greater than 7

• Acids

• Bases

• Salts

• Ions

Which of the following compounds is an acid?

• NaOH

• NH3

• HCl

• CaCl2

___________ form hydrogen ions (H+) in water that combine with water to produce hydronium (H3O)

• Acids

• Bases

• Salts

• Ions

What is litmus paper?

• A titration

• An indicator

• An acid

• A base

Litmus paper will turn what color in the presence of a base?

• Blue

• Red

Litmus paper will turn what color in the presence of an acid?

• Blue

• Red

What ion do bases form when mixed with water?

• Hydrogen (H)

• Hydronium (H3O)

• Hydroxide (OH)

• None of the above

Do all bases contain hydroxide (OH) ?

• Yes

• No

The __________ of an acid or base depends on how easy it ionizes.

• Strength

• Concentration

• Dilute

• pH