Acids Bases and neutral substances

Question 1

What is an acid?

Answer 1

An acid is a type of chemical that dissolves in water

Question 2

What is a base?

Answer 2

A base is something that can neutralize an acid

Question 3

What is a soluble base called?

Answer 3

An Alkali

Question 4

What is a neutral

Answer 4

Something that is neither an acid nor a base with a pH of exactly 7

Question 5

What is an example of a neutral?

Answer 5

pure water, salt solutions, sugar solution and cooking oil

Question 6

What is used to to measure how acidic or basic something is?

Answer 6

a pH scale

Question 7

What pH does a base have?

Answer 7

Anything under 7

Question 8

What pH does an acid have?

Answer 8

Anything over seven

Question 9

What are some examples of an acid?

Answer 9

Fizzy drinks, vinegar, soap

Question 10

What are some examples of a base?

Answer 10

Bicarbonate of soda

Question 11

How do acids taste?

Answer 11

sour

Question 12

How to bases taste?

Answer 12

bitter

Question 13

How do neutrals taste?

Answer 13

They don’t have a taste

Question 14

How do acids feel?

Answer 14

Acids feel rough on the skin

Question 15

Are acids corrosive?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

How do Bases feel?

Answer 16

They feel slippery on the skin

Question 17

Is every base safe to touch or taste?

Answer 17

No some are very dangerous and corrosive

Question 18

How can you test whether an unknown substance is an acid, base or neutral?

Answer 18

By using an acid-base indicator