Acid/Base

ARRHENIUS DEFINITION:
1. BASE
  1. WHEN THEY BREAK OFF INTO AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION, THEY PRODUCE OH- IONS
2. ACID
  1. BREAK OFF INTO WATER TO PRODUCE H+ IONS
PROPERTIES
1. ACIDS
  1. Have a Ph< 7
    1. produce hydrogen gas when reacted with metals.
      1. red on blue litmus paper
        taste sour.
2. BASES
  1. Ph>7
    1. taste bitter.
      1. blue colored in red litmus paper
        they have an slippery feel while touching them
3. BOTH PROPERTIES CAN BE NEUTRALIZED BY WATER
PH SCALE DEFINES IF THE SUBSTANCE IS A BASE OR A ACID
1. 1. THIS IS A EXAMPLE OF A PH SCALE APLICATED TO COMON LIFE SUBSTANCES
NEUTRALIZATION REACTIONS
1. THIS IS A SPECIAL PROPERTY THAT ALLOW ACID AD BASES TO NEUTRALIZE EACH OTHERS PROPERTIES
  1. This occurs when a base is mixed with an acid
    1. the product of this reaction is always water + a salt

Resource summary

	Created by Martin Garcia8121 almost 11 years ago