Acids and Bases Characteristics, Properties, and Names

Which of the following is the correct name for HCl in aqueous solution?

• Hydrochloric acid

• Hydrogen chloride

• Chloric acid

• Hydrochloride

Fill in the blank: The compound NaOH is commonly known as ______.

• Sodium chloride

• Sodium hydroxide

• Sodium oxide

• Sodium hydride

Which of the following is a property of acids according to Robert Boyle?

• A) Acids have a sweet taste.

• B) Acids are corrosive.

• C) Acids turn litmus from red to blue.

• D) Acids gain acidity when combined with alkalis.

Acids change the color of certain vegetable dyes, such as litmus, from blue to ____.

• green

• yellow

• red

• purple

Which of the following is a characteristic of acids?

• Sweet taste

• Sour taste

• No taste

• Bitter taste

Acids react with metal to produce ____.

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide

What are acids?

• Substances that form hydrogen cations in solution

• Substances that form hydroxide anions in solution

• Substances that form oxygen cations in solution

• Substances that form nitrogen anions in solution

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

Fill in the blank: A generalized formula for acids can be written as ____, where X is the anion.

• HX

• OH

• XO

• NH

Which prefix and suffix are used when the anion's name ends in 'ide'?

• Prefix 'hydro' and suffix 'ic'

• Prefix 'per' and suffix 'ous'

• Prefix 'hypo' and suffix 'ic'

• Prefix 'hydro' and suffix 'ous'

Fill in the blank: When the anion ends with 'ate', the name of the acid will have the end changed to '___' followed by the word 'acid'.

• A) ous

• B) ic

• C) hydro

• D) hypo