Sunday, February 28, 2016

Acid and Base basics

Acids and bases have distinct physical properties

  • Acids:taste sour and feel sticky
  • Bases:taste bitter and feel slippery
  • There are several different definitions of acids and bases and it is important to distinguish between them all
  • Bases=7.1-14
  • acids=1-6.9
  • Arrhenius acids are those species that produce hydrogen ions in solution
  • Arrhenius bases are those species that produce hydroxide ions in solution
pH Scale

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_acidbase.html

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