Acid Base Calculations

Measure of how acidic or basic something is, based on the concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution.  

• aH
• bH
• pH
• pOH

Acids are what range on the pH scale?

• 0-14
• 0-6.99
• 7
• 7.1-14

Bases are what range on the pH scale?

• 0-6.99
• 7
• 7.1-14
• 0-14

What are properties of a base?

• Slippery, bitter, does not react with metals, pH above 7.
• Slippery, bitter, reacts with metals, pH below 7.
• Sour, reacts with metals, pH below 7
• Sour, reacts with metals, pH above 7.

Acids react with

• water to produce bases and salts
• salts to produce bases and water
• neither bases, salts nor water
• bases to produce salts and water

According to the pH range which substance is more acidic than lemon juice

• Hydrochloric acid
• cabbage
• milk

What are properties of acids?

• Bitter, slippery, ph above 7
• Sour, reacts with metals, ph below 7
• Sour, reacts with metals, ph above 7
• Bitter, ph of 7, does not react with metals

An Arrhenius acid must contain ___ and ionize to produce ___.

• hydrogen ions; a solution with a pH greater than 7
• hydrogen; hydrogen ions
• hydroxide ion; hydroxide ions
• hydroxide ion; a solution with a pH greater than 7

The pH of a 0.001 M solution of HCl is 

• 11
• 3
• -3
• -11

What is the pOH of a solution that has a pH of 2?

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 1