Acids and Bases

A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7

• Acid
• Alkaline
• Base
• Buffer

A(n) _______ is a substance with a pH greater than 7.

• Base
• Acid
• Buffer
• Water

Complete the sentence.
A substance that is more basic has a _____ pH than a substance that is acidic.

• lower
• higher
• the same
• none of the above

In a test of pH levels, a baking soda has a pH of 9 and bleach has a pH of 12. What is true about there relationship?

• Both of the solution are Bases

• Both of the solution are Acids

• The Baking soda is an acid and the Bleach is a base

• The baking soda is a base and the Bleach is an Acid.

On the pH scale higher numbers indicate

• acids
• bases

What does pH measure?

• the amount of hydrogen (H⁺) ions

• the amount of hydroxide (OH^-) ions

• amount of water

• all of the above

Which of the following is the strongest acid?

• 1

• 5

• 3

• 8

For a solution, pH + pOH =

• 7

• 14

• 1.0 x 10^-14

• -log (1.0 x 10 ^-14)

If the pH of a solution is 4.0, what is the pOH?

• 4.0

• 10.0

• 1.0 x 10 ^-4

• cannot be determined from the information

The pH of a solution is 8.43. What is the [H₃O⁺]concentration?

• 3.7 x 10 ^-9

• 1.0 x 10^-8.43

• 2.7 x 10^-6

• 1.0 x 10^-14