Acids and Bases

Acids taste _____.

• sweet

• sour

• bitter

• salty

Acids react with _____.

• bases to produce salts and water

• salts to produce bases and water

• water to produce bases and salts

• neither bases, salts, nor water

Bases taste _____.

• soapy

• sour

• sweet

• bitter

Arrhenius theorized that an acid is a chemical compound that _____.

• increases the concentration of hydrogen ions when dissolved in water

• increases the concentration of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water

• decreases the concentration of hydrogen ions when dissolved in water

• decreases the concentration of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water

Arrhenius theorized that a base is a chemical compound that _____.

• increases the concentration of hydrogen ions when dissolved in water

• increases the concentration of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water

• decreases the concentration of hydrogen ions when dissolved in water

• decreases the concentration of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water

A Bronsted-Lowry acid is a(n) _____.

• electron-pair acceptor

• electron-pair donor

• proton acceptor

• proton donor

A Bronsted-Lowry base is a(n) _____.

• electron-pair acceptor

• electron-pair donor

• proton acceptor

• proton donor

The strength of an acid or base is dependent upon _____.

• how high its pH is

• how completely it dissociates or ionizes

• how toxic it is

• how stable it is

A solution with a pH of 8 would be classified as a _____.

• strong acid

• strong base

• weak acid

• weak base

Which of the following is not true of a neutralization reaction?

• it is a type of single replacement reaction involving an acid and a base

• the neutralization of a strong acid and strong base will have a pH equal to 7

• it is a type of double replacement reaction that always produces water

• it results in a salt made from the reactants ions