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Vocab List #6
Acids and Bases
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Chemistry
8th Grade
11/16/2008

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Acid
Definition
A substance that tastes sour, reacts with metals, and turns blue litmus paper red.
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Base
Definition
A substance that tastes bitter, feels slippery and turns red litmus paper blue.
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Indicator
Definition
A compound that changes color in the presence of an acid or a base.
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Corrosive
Definition
The way in which acids react with some metals as if to eat away at the metal.
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H+ ion
Definition
A positively charged hydrogen ion formed when a hydrogen atom that has lost its electron
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OH- ion
Definition
A negatively charged hydroxide ion made of oxygen and hydrogen that has picked up an electron.
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pH scale
Definition
A range of values used to express the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution.
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Neutralization
Definition
A reaction of an acid with a base, yielding a solution that is not acidic or basic.
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Salt
Definition
An ionic compound made from the neutralization of an acid with a base.
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