1. ACIDS & BASES

2. Acids produce solutions that:
Taste sour
Turn litmus paper red
Conduct electricity
react with metals to free a hydrogen gas
are corrosive (acid rain)
lose the above properties when reacted with a base.

4. ACIDS Examples of acids: Vinegar Lemon Juice Soft Drink Battery Acid
Stomach Acid
Apple Juice
Black Tea

5. Bases produce solutions that:
taste bitter
turn red litmus blue
conduct electricity
feel slippery
are corrosive
lose the above properties when reacted with an acid.

6. BASES Examples of bases: Detergent Baking Soda Drain Cleaner Ammonia
Soaps (hand, dish)
Antacid

7. NEUTRAL These are items that are neither acids nor bases.
The main example of a neutral item is: Pure Water

8. DETERMINING ACIDS & BASES
Red litmus paper
Blue litmus paper pH
Red Cabbage Juice

9. pH -
the negative logarithm of the hydronium ion concentration of an aqueous solution; used to express acidity.
pH is the measure of the acidity or basicity of a solution.
The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14
1 through 6 being acidic
7 is considered neutral
8 through 14 being basic

10. IN YOUR BODY
Proteins in your hair, nails, cell membranes, and other parts of you body consist of amino acids.
Enzymes that catalyze reactions in your body are composed of amino acids.
Hydrochloric acid is in your stomach to aid in the digestion of food.
Organic bases are major components of DNA and products of the digestion of proteins.

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE
Background information on acids and bases. <
Acids and Bases. <
Acids and bases Lab. < Scribd.com/doc/ /Acids-and-Bases-Lab/>
Smoot, Robert C.; Price, Jack S.; Smith, Richard G. Chemistry A Modern Course. Chapter 24, Acids, Bases, and Salts.
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. Chemistry Visualizing Matter. Chapter 13, Acids and Bases.

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