Acids and bases

What is a property of bases?

slippery touch

How do acidic solutions taste?

sour

What substance would do the best job of cleaning pots and pans?

substance with pH of 8

A hydronium ion is like a(n) ______ molecule with an extra hydrogen atom.

water

What might happen if you mixed a strong acid with an equally strong base?

wind up with pH-netural substance

What happens immediately after you dissolve acid in water?

Positively charged ions are realesed

An extremely strong base would have a pH of

14

Healthy environments for life have a pH closest to:

7

What is the most likely pH of a tube of toothpaste?

9

Acids are caustic to the touch. In this context, what does "caustic" mean?

Stinging or Burning

Which of the following substances is basic?

Baking Soda

Which of the following substances is acidic?

Lemon juice

What do acids and bases have in common?

They both conduct electricity

What might happen if acidic chemicals were emitted into the air by factories? Choose the best answer.

acid rain might destroy ecosystem and farmland

How is a standard hydrogen atom different from a hydrogen ion?

hydrogen has a missing electron

Which of these substances is acidic?

lemon

were are the weakest acids and bases on the ph scale

near the middle

scale from 0-14 to indicate the acidity or alkalinity of a substance

pH scale

pH stands for

potential hydrogen