Chemistry Acids and Bases

What do acids and bases have in common

Both can be corrosive

What dose Acids contain

Hydrogen ions ( H+)

What dose bases contain

hydroxide ions ( OH-)

What is an example of a acid

Sour in taste ( vinegar)

What is an example of a base

Bitter in taste and slippery ( Soap)

When interacted with litmus paper what color will determine an acid

Red

when interacted with litmus paper what color will determine a base

blue

What is Neutralization

When an acid reacts with a base and both are neutralized to become salt and water

What dose a smaller number mean on a pH scale?

The acid becomes stronger

What dose a bigger number on a pH scale mean

The base becomes stronger

what dose the number seven indicate on a pH scale

That any substance with a pH of seven is neutral and neither a base or a acid

What happens when pH goes down

Acidity goes up

What dose pH mean?

power of hydrogen

what is Hyperacidity

When the stomach secretes too much acid

What is the leading chemical substance produced in the U.S.

Sulfuric Acid: H2SO4

What is hydrochloric Acid

A rust remover that removes lime from mortar

What are some examples of weak acids

Citric acid, carbonic acid, Acetic acid ( all are not corrosive)

What is buffering

When the human body uses a weak acid system to maintain the proper ph of tissue blood, and body fluids

What dose a buffer do

resists changes in pH when strong acids are added to it

What is an example of an acid

HCL &HNO3

What is an example of a hydroxide ion ( Base)

OH