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Acids and bases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

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)

is an acid

c)

have neutral pH

d)

doesn't have pH

2.

Which of the following word pairs correctly completes the sentence below?

_______ are corrosive substances characterized as having a strong smell, a sour taste, and a _______.

a)

acid pH less than 7

b)

acid pH greater than 7

c)

base pH less than 7

d)

base pH greater than 7

3.

Litmus paper can be used to determine the _______ of a substance

a)

relative volume

b)

relative pH

c)

temperature

d)

chemical formula

4.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Blue litmus paper turns red when placed in a base.

b)

Red litmus paper turns blue when placed in a base.

c)

Blue litmus paper stays blue when placed in an acid.

d)

Red litmus paper stays red when placed in a base.

5.

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)

7

c)

9

d)

5

6.

Human blood has a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Which of the following best describes human blood?

a)

strongly acidic

b)

slightly acidic

c)

strongly basic

d)

slightly basic

7.

When using pH paper, the pH of a solution can be determined by looking at the _______ of the paper

a)

texture

b)

mass

c)

colour

d)

length

8.

What would be considered the weakest base?

a)

8

b)

7.8

c)

11.6

d)

14

9.

Many cleaning solutions are bases. Which of the following is a property of most bases?

a)

feels slippery

b)

white color

c)

can only be liquid

d)

tastes sour

10.

Pure water has a pH of 7. Pure water _______.

a)

is a base

b)

is a neutral substance

c)

could be either an acid or a base

d)

is an acid

11.

A sour taste is a characteristic of:

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

neutral

d)

pH scale

12.

pH is the measure of the concentration of ______.

a)

Acids

b)

H+ ion

c)

OH- ion

d)

Base

13.

If a solution is basic which ion will be more present?

a)

H+

b)

K+

c)

OH-

d)

H-

14.

Stronger acids have a pH closer to...

a)

7

b)

14

c)

0

d)

9

15.

Weaker bases have a pH closer to...

a)

8

b)

14

c)

0

d)

4

16.

A pH level of 7 indicates

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

neutral

d)

non of the following

17.

The pH scale is a range from:

a)

1-7

b)

1-5

c)

0-14

d)

1-14

18.

Which property is not associated with acids?

a)

Sour taste

b)

strong acids can burn you

c)

turns litmus paper blue

d)

reacts with metals

19.

Which of the following is true about acids and bases?

a)

The lower the pH #, the stronger the acid

b)

the higher the pH #, the stronger the acid

c)

The lower the pH #, the more neutral the acid

d)

The higher the pH #, the weaker the base

20.

You test a solution with pH paper, and the paper turns blue. The solution is ______.

a)

neutral

b)

an acid

c)

a base

d)

an acid & a base