Acids and Bases Practice

Which has a pH below 7?

• Acid
• Base

Which has a bitter taste?

• Base
• Acid
• flagella
• cila

Which has a slippery texture?

• Acid
• Base

Turns litmus red

• Acids
• Bases
• All

What colour does a base turn red litmus paper?

• Red

• Blue

Which of the following is most likely to be basic:

• Lemon juice
• Vinegar
• Laundry detergent
• Coke

Tastes Sour

• Acids
• Bases
• Salts
• All

Why are bases useful as cleaning products?

• They dissolve fats and oils
• they are corrosive, so they eat anything
• they don't mix with water
• since bases are slippery, they slip dirt off of surfaces

Human blood has a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Which of the following best describes human blood?

• strongly acidic
• slightly acidic
• strongly basic
• slightly basic

When dissolved in water, acids produce:

• bases
• salts
• hydrogen ions
• hydroxide ions