Acids and Bases

Question 1

Acid

Answer 1

Capable of accepting an electron pair

Question 2

Base

Answer 2

Capable of donating an electron pair

Question 3

Acids taste…

Answer 3

Sour

Question 4

Bases Taste…

Answer 4

Bitter

Question 5

Acids Feel…

Answer 5

Like Water

Question 6

Bases feel…

Answer 6

Slippery

Question 7

Safety term for acids…

Answer 7

Acidic

Question 8

Safety term for bases…

Answer 8

Alkaline

Question 9

pH of Acids…

Answer 9

pH < 7

Question 10

pH of Bases

Answer 10

pH > 7

Question 11

Litmus in Acid

Answer 11

Blue strip turns Red

Question 12

Litmus in Base

Answer 12

Red strip turns Blue

Question 13

Phenolphthalein

Answer 13

Indicator,
Becomes pink in contact with a base

Question 14

Litmus

Answer 14

An indicator
Usually in paper form
Acid turns blue strips red
Bases turn red strips blue

Question 15

Phenolphthalein in Acid…

Answer 15

Colorless

Question 16

Phenolphthalein on Bases

Answer 16

Pink (Stronger the pink, the more Alkaline)

Question 17

Lewis Definition of Acids and Bases

Answer 17

Acids accept electron pairs, bases donate electron pairs.

Question 18

Bronsted-Lowry Definition of Acids and Bases

Answer 18

Acids donate an H+, Bases accept an H+

Question 19

Arrhenius Definition of Acids and Bases

Answer 19

Acids ionize a H+, Bases ionize a OH-

Question 20

Amphoteric

Answer 20

Can act as an acid or a base.

Question 21

True of False? Weak Acids are safer.

Answer 21

FALSE

Question 22

Strong Acids

Answer 22

Ionize H+ 100%

Question 23

Weak Acids

Answer 23

Do not ionize H+ 100%
(Usually 5% or less)

Question 24

What is pH?

Answer 24

The negative log of Hydrogen!

Question 25

The pH scale goes from…

Answer 25

0 - 14 (But truly it goes on forever in both directions.)

Question 26

Neutral pH?

Answer 26

7