GT Chem - Acids & Bases (Unit 14)

derived from wester packet

Taste of acids

sour

Taste of bases

bitter

Litmus paper (acids)

Blue→red/pink

red→same

Litmus paper (bases)

blue→same

red→blue

phenolphthlalein in acids

clear

phenolphthlalein in bases

pink

Reaction with the opposite in bases/acids

salts + water

Conductivity for acids and bases

Good (electrolytes)

Some acids react with ____ to form ____.

metals, H2

Bases often feel ____

slippery

Arrhenius definition of an acid

A chemical compound that increases the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+→H3O+)

Arrhenius definition of a base

A chemical compound that increases the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH-)

Bronsted Lowry definition of an acid

a molecule or ion that is a proton donor

Bronsted Lowry definition of a base

a molecule or ion that is a proton acceptor