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Question | Answer |
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Properties of acids | Tastes sour, reacts with metals; corrosive, react with carbonates;bubbles and forms carbon dioxide gas, turns blue litmus paper red, form hydrogen ions in water, conducts electricity |
Properties of bases | Tastes bitter, feels slippery, turns red litmus paper blue, do not react with carbonates to produce carbon dioxide, form hydroxide ions in water |
Uses of acids | vitamins, byproduct of exercise, food, fertilizer, clean bricks, car batteries |
Uses of bases | cleaning products, mortar and cement, less acidic soil, baking goods bc of baking soda |
What is an acid | compounds that share characteristic properties in the kinds of reactions they undergo |
What is a base | another group of compounds that can be identified by their common properties |