Properties of Acids and Bases

Taste of Acid and Bases

Acid- Sour, Base- Bitter

Litmus paper on acids and bases

blue —> red for acids, red —> blue for bases

acids + active metals

produces hydrogen gas

Bases feel..

slippery

Acid reacts with bases to produce

salt and water

bases react with acids to prod

salt and water

both acids and bases are…

electrolytes (strong or weak)

Oxyacids are…

hydrogen, oxygen, and a third element

Common acids: Sulfuric Acid

Most commonly produced industrial chemical, petroleum refining, metallurgy, and manufacture of fertilizer

Common Acids: Nitric Acid

volatile, unstable liquid, common in fertilizer, used in plastics

Common Acids: Phosphoric Acid

used in manufacturing fertilizer and animal feed, used as a flavoring agent in soft drink

Common acids: hydrochloric acid

produced by stomach for digestion, used to pickle steel and iron, used also as cleaning agent and food processing, muriatic acid when dilutred

Common acids: acetic acid

contained in vinegar, used to manufacture plastic and as a raw material for food supplements

Common Bases: Sodium Hydroxide

Ionic solid in pure form, manufacture soap, paper, drain cleaners, used commonly in labs

Common Bases: ammonia

pungent gas in pure form, production of fertilizer, haber process

Common Bases: magnesium hydroxide

ionic solid in pure form, common in antacids

sodium carbonate

ionic solid in pure form, commonly called washing soda or soda ash, manufacture glass and a cleaning agent