Acids, Alkalis, Neutralisation Flashcards
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Sodium hydroxide
Used to make oven and drain cleaners
Calcium hydroxide
Used to treat soil that is too acidic for plants to grow
Magnesium hydroxide
Used to make indigestion remedies
Ammonia
Used to make fluids which clean silver and brass
Is the pH of Alkali above or below 7?
ABOVE 7
What are alkalis?
Solutions
Chemical opposite of acid
Can be concentrated or dilute
React different to acid but are equally as dangerous
What are alkalis?
Solutions
Chemical opposite of acid
Can be concentrated or dilute
React different to acid but are equally as dangerous
Hydrocloric acid
Made in the human stomach to help digest food
Sulfuric acid
Used in car batteries
Nitric acid
Used to make fertilisers
Ethanoic acid
One of the substances in vinegar
Citric acid
Occurs naturally in oranges,lemons and other citric fruits
Carbonic acid
Used in fizzy drinks
What are acids?
Solutions
Only have there acidic properties when they dissolve in water
Solvent is always water
Solute is different for each acid
Concentrated
Lots of the acid/acid dissolved in a measured amount of water
Dilute
Little of the acid/alkali dissolved in a measured amount of water
Indicator FACTS
Indicator goes RED in a ACID
Indicator goes BLUE/PURPLE in a ALKALI
indicator goes GREEN in normally means NEUTRAL
It is a SUBSTANCE
What colour would phenolphthalein go with hydrochloric acid?
COLOURLESS
What colour would phenolphthalien go with magnesium hydroxide
PINK π©·
What colour would methyl orange go with nitric acid
RED β€οΈ
What colour would methyl orange go with sodium hydroxide
YELLOW π
What colour would litmus paper go with sulphuric acid?
RED/PINK β€οΈπ©·
What colour would litmus paper go with calcium hydroxide?
BLUE π©΅
What colour would bromothymol blue go with ammonia solution?
BLUE π©΅