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Acids and Bases
about acidic stuff and basic stuff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acid | A acid is any pH under 7 |
| Base | A base is any pH over 7 |
| Litmus | A dye obtained from certain lichens that is red under acid conditions and blue under alkaline conditions |
| pH scale | A pH scale is used to tell us how acidic or basic a substance is |
| neutral | A neutral is a pH of 7 and only 7 |
| universal indicator | Universal indicator changes colours depending on the pH of the solution to which is added |
| corrosive | Anything basic or acidic can be corrosive, but corrosive means to be toxic like |