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Acid, base and salt

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

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.

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

a)

Neutralization

b)

Combustion

c)

Oxdation

d)

Decomposition

5.
Feels slippery.
a)
Acids
b)
Bases
c)
All
6.
Neutralization reactions
a)
formed from joining positive and negative ions 
b)
increases OH ions
c)
froms a salt and water
d)
increases H2O ions
7.

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

8.

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

9.
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)
Acids; pH less than 7
b)
Acids; pH greater than 7
c)
Bases; pH greater than 7
d)
Bases; pH less than 7
10.

Which of the following is a soluble salt

a)

AgNO3

b)

AgCl

c)

Ag2CO3

11.

SO2 gas will turns purple colour of KMnO4 to white colour.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When Pb(NO3)2 reacts with NaCl...

a)

lead chloride and water are produced

b)

sodium nitrate and lead (II) chloride are produced

c)

Lead(II) Chloride and water are produced

13.

Which of the following is an insoluble salt

a)

K2CO3

b)

NH4Cl

c)

Cu(NO3)2

d)

AgCl

14.

Carbon dioxide gas will turns lime water

a)

white

b)

colourless

c)

chalky

15.

Nitrogen dioxide gas...

a)

is a colourless gas

b)

acidic gas

c)

brown in colour

d)

turns red litmus paper to blue

16.

magnesium chloride can be prepared from

a)

magnesium oxide and hydrochloric acid

b)

magnesium carbonate and hydrochloric acid

c)

magnesium nitrate and hydrochloric acid

d)

magnesium and hydrochloric acid

17.

hydrogen gas..

a)

produce pop sound when tested with lighted wooden splinter

b)

has pungent smell

c)

colourless

18.

Which of the following is soluble salt

a)

Zinc Chloride

b)

Lead(II) Chloride

c)

Calcium carbonate

d)

Copper(II) carbonate

19.

Ammonium chloride can be prepared from.....

a)

double decomposition

b)

oxidation reaction

c)

neutralisation reaction

d)

combustion

20.

Cu(NO3)2 can be prepared from

a)

Cu and HNO3

b)

CuCO3 and HNO3

c)

CuO and HNO3