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Properties of Acids & Bases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following properties describes a base?
a)
turns litmus pink
b)
bitter
c)
low pH
d)
sour
2.
Releases hydrogen in an aqueous solution.
a)
base
b)
strong base
c)
acid
d)
weak base
3.
Which of the following is an acid?
a)
CO2
b)
KOH
c)
NH3
d)
HBr
4.
Name the following acid: HBr
a)
bromic acid 
b)
bromous acid
c)
hydrobromic acid
d)
hydrobromous acid
5.
Name the acid:  HNO3
a)
hydronitrous acid
b)
hydronitric acid
c)
nitric acid
d)
nitrous acid
6.
Which of the following describes an acid?
a)
turns litmus blue
b)
low pH
c)
bitter
d)
high pH
7.
Name the acid:  H2SO3
a)
sulfurous acid
b)
sulfuric acid
c)
hydrosulfuric acid
d)
hydrosulfurous acid
8.
Acids have a pH below 7.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Bases have a pH above 7.
a)
False
b)
True
10.
Water is an amphoteric solution.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
An acid that ionizes completely in an aqueous solution.
a)
weak acid
b)
weak base
c)
strong base
d)
strong acid
12.
Which of the following is monoprotic acid?
a)
hydrobromic acid
b)
hydrosulfuric acid
c)
hydrophosphoric acid
d)
carbonic acid
13.
Which is a diprotic acid?
a)
chlorous acid
b)
nitrous acid
c)
sulfurous acid
d)
phosphorous acid
14.
When using pH paper, the pH of a solution can be determined by looking at the _______ of the paper.
a)
texture
b)
color
c)
length
d)
mass
15.
The pH of a solution is tested, and it is found to be a basic solution. Of the following choices, what could the pH have been?
a)
3
b)
9
c)
7
d)
5
16.
 Which of the following is an acid?
a)
shampoo
b)
baking soda
c)
orange juice
d)
water
17.
Holly has an unknown substance in a beaker. She wants to determine the relative pH of the unknown substance. She places a piece of blue litmus paper into the substance, and the litmus paper stays blue.
The substance in the beaker
a)
is a base.
b)
has a neutral pH.
c)
is an acid.
d)
does not have a pH.
18.
The pH of vinegar is 2.5.  Vinegar is a _____________.
a)
strong acid
b)
strong base
c)
weak base
d)
weak acid
19.
Which type of ion does a base produce when it is dissolved in water?
a)
oxide
b)
oxygen
c)
hydrogen
d)
hydroxide
20.
What is the pH of water?
a)
0
b)
4
c)
7
d)
14