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Acid base and salt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What property do all three of these common household substances have in common?
a)
they are all basic
b)
they taste sour
c)
they have a pH below 7
d)
they all turn litmus paper red
2.
Which of the following is a base?
a)
orange juice
b)
water
c)
vinegar
d)
dishwashing detergent
3.
 Which of the following is an acid?
a)
shampoo
b)
baking soda
c)
orange juice
d)
water
4.
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
5.
Tastes bitter.
a)
Acids
b)
Bases
c)
Salts
d)
All
6.

When an equal strength acid and base are mixed, what kind of chemical reaction occurs?

a)

Neutralization

b)

Combustion

c)

Oxdation

d)

Decomposition

7.
Feels slippery.
a)
Acids
b)
Bases
c)
All
8.
Neutralization reactions
a)
formed from joining positive and negative ions 
b)
increases OH ions
c)
froms a salt and water
d)
increases H2O ions
9.
is this object acidic or base
a)
Acidic
b)
Base
c)
neither
d)
neutral 
10.

Which pH level indicates a strong alkali?

a)

1-3

b)

4-6

c)

8-11

d)

12-14

11.

Which of the following are the characteristics of a BASE?

a)

Very bitter in taste

b)

Liberate OH- ions when dissolved in water

c)

Have pH of less than 7

d)

Turns blue litmus red

12.
Salt water did not react with the Red or Blue litmus paper.  This must mean
a)
Salt water is a Base
b)
Salt water is an Acid
c)
Salt water is neutral
d)
Salt water is charged
13.

Which among the following is not a base?

a)

NaOH

b)

KOH

c)

HCl

d)

NH4OH

14.
All solutions that fall between 0 and 6.9 are
a)
Acids
b)
Bases
c)
Neutral
d)
Phytoplankton
15.

Which of these turn red litmus paper blue?

a)

acids

b)

bases

c)

salts

16.

The pH scale is used to determine the strength of

a)

acids and bases

b)

chemical bonds

c)

electrical charges

d)

particles in a solution

17.

Which among the following is not a base?

a)

NaOH

b)

KOH

c)

HCl

d)

NH4OH

18.
All solutions that fall between 0 and 6.9 are
a)
Acids
b)
Bases
c)
Neutral
d)
Phytoplankton
19.

Anything with a pH of 7 is a(n)

a)

neutral substance

b)

acid

c)

base

d)

chemical salt

20.

What is the Chemical name of Baking Powder

a)

Sodium Carbonate

b)

Calcium Oxychloride

c)

Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

d)

Sodium Chloride