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"BC Science 10" 5.1 Acids and Bases
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Chemistry
10th Grade
04/20/2013

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Term
Acids taste sweet, sour or bitter?
Definition
Sour
Term
Bases taste sweet, sour or bitter?
Definition
Bitter
Term
Blue litmus paper turns red or blue in an acid?
Definition
Red
Term
Red litmus paper turns red or blue in a base?
Definition
Blue
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Which will burn your skin when you touch it, a strong acid, a strong base or both?
Definition
Both
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Which one feels slippery when you touch it, a weak acid, a weak base or both?
Definition
A weak base
Term
When an acid reacts with a metal, does the metal corrode, or is there no reaction?
Definition
The metal corrodes
Term
When a base reacts with a metal, does the metal corrode, or is there no reaction?
Definition
No reaction
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Are bases conductive, semi-conductive or non-conductive?
Definition
Conductive
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Are acids conductive, semi-conductive or non-conductive?
Definition
Conductive
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How do you recognize the formula of an acid?
Definition
It starts with H+ but when it contains Carbon, it ends with H+ ie CH3COOH
Term
How do you recognize the formula of a base?
Definition
It ends with OH-
Term
Naming an acid with no Oxygen: HCl
Definition

                    Hydrogen Chloride

                       

ANSWER:     Hydrochloric Acid

 

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Naming an acid with Oxygen: HClO3
Definition

        Hydrogen Chlorate

                       

ANSWER:         Chloric Acid

 

 

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Naming an acid with Oxygen: HClO2
Definition

        Hydrogen Chlorite

                       

ANSWER:         Chlorous Acid

 

 

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caustic
Definition
describes a highly reactive base
Term
Naming a base: NaOH
Definition
Sodium Hydroxide
Term
Writing the formula of an acid without Oxygen: Hydrochloric Acid
Definition

            Hydro-----chloric Acid

            Hydrogen Chloride

                  H+            Cl-

ANSWER:          HCl


 

Term

Writing the formula of an acid with Oxygen:

Chloric Acid

Definition

                            Chloric Acid

            Hydrogen Chlorate

                 H+          ClO3-

ANSWER:       HClO3

 

Term

Writing the formula of an acid with Oxygen:

Chlorous Acid

Definition

                            Chlorous Acid

             Hydrogen Chlorite

                H+          ClO2-

ANSWER:       HClO2

Term

Is CH3COOH an acid or a base?

Definition
Acid
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Is Ammonia an acid or a base?
Definition
Base
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