Exploring Acids, Bases, and Salts

What are the common properties of acids?

• Bitter taste

• Ability to absorb heat

• Common properties of acids include sour taste, ability to conduct electricity, reaction with bases, and turning blue litmus paper red.

• Turning red litmus paper blue

How do acids typically taste?

• Sweet

• Bitter

• Salty

• Sour

What is the effect of acids on litmus paper?

• Acids turn red litmus paper blue.

• Acids turn yellow litmus paper green.

• Acids turn blue litmus paper red.

• Acids have no effect on litmus paper.

What is a strong acid? Give an example.

• Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)

• Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)

• Hydrochloric acid (HCl)

• Acetic acid (CH3COOH)

What are the common properties of bases?

• Common properties of bases include being bitter, slippery, turning litmus paper blue, and having a pH greater than 7.

• Turns litmus paper red

• Sour taste

• pH less than 7

How do bases typically feel to the touch?

• Slippery or soapy

• Rough and gritty

• Warm and fuzzy

• Sticky and tacky

What is the effect of bases on litmus paper?

• Bases turn litmus paper blue.

• Bases turn litmus paper red.

• Bases turn litmus paper green.

• Bases have no effect on litmus paper.

What is a strong base? Give an example.

• Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

• Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)

• Potassium chloride (KCl)

• Ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4)

What is a neutralization reaction?

• A neutralization reaction involves two acids reacting with each other.

• A neutralization reaction is a chemical reaction between an acid and a base that produces water and a salt.

• A neutralization reaction produces only carbon dioxide and water.

• A neutralization reaction is a process that only occurs in basic solutions.

What are the products of a neutralization reaction?

• Base and water

• Water and salt

• Acid and gas

• Salt and carbon dioxide