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pH
Term | Definition |
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Acid | taste sour, reacts with metals, neutralizes a base |
base | taste bitter, feel slippery, neutralizes an acid |
pH of 7 | neutral, not an acid or base |
pH of 8 | weak base |
pH of 14 | strong base |
pH of 6 | weak acid |
pH of 1 | strong acid |
lemons,vinegar,organges | examples of acids |
soap,shampoo, bleach | examples of bases |
indicators | chemicals that determine if something is an acid or base |
litmus paper | turns red in an acid, blue in a base |
pH paper | turns different colors to determine exact pH number |
litmus paper | only tells whether something is an acid or base, does not tell pH number |
phenolphthalein | clear indicator solution that turns magenta in a base, stays clear in an acid |
solution | homogeneous mixture |
solute | part that dissolves in solution |
solvent | the part dissolves the solute |
turns red litmus blue | base |
turns blue litmus red | acid |
blue litmus stays blue | base |
red litmus stays red | acid |