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Why is it dangerous to taste acids and bases?

Acids and bases can have extreme pH ranges, making it dangerous to taste them. The pH scale is a measure of how acidic or basic a solution is; acids can have a pH of 0-7, while bases range from 7-14. Your mouth is 'neutral', meaning it has a pH of 7. If you put strong acids or bases (pH very low or very high on the scale) in your mouth, where the environment is neutral, the acid or base will harm your mouth. However, some acids such as vinegar and basic foods like watermelon and asparagus are safe to eat, because they are not strong enough to harm your body.


Why can't you store acids and bases together?

Storing acids and bases together can result in a chemical reaction that produces heat, gases, or even explosions. This can lead to dangerous situations and can harm individuals handling the chemicals. It is important to store acids and bases separately to prevent accidental reactions.


What are some bad things about acids and bases?

Acids can eat away at your tooth enamel, it protects your teeth. Once you lose that it's gone for good. Acids are sour and not all people like that taste. Bases can be bitter and most bases are poisonous to humans if they eat or drink them. Most bases are cleaners (drain cleaner, bleach, dish soap,ect.).


Do bases tastes bitter or acids?

Acids taste bitter.


Why are bases sometimes describes as the opposite of acids?

Bases are the opposite of acids due to the fact they are a hydrogen ion acceptor and an acid is a hydrogen ion donor. In the many definitions of bases and acids, bases do the opposite of what acids do. -- In the Lewis definition, acids are electron pair acceptors while bases are electron pair donors. -- In the Bronsted-Lowry definition, acids are substances that donate protons while bases are substances that accepts protons. -- In practicality, acids lower the pH of a solution and bases increase the pH of a solution.

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Why is it dangerous to taste acids and bases?

Acids and bases can have extreme pH ranges, making it dangerous to taste them. The pH scale is a measure of how acidic or basic a solution is; acids can have a pH of 0-7, while bases range from 7-14. Your mouth is 'neutral', meaning it has a pH of 7. If you put strong acids or bases (pH very low or very high on the scale) in your mouth, where the environment is neutral, the acid or base will harm your mouth. However, some acids such as vinegar and basic foods like watermelon and asparagus are safe to eat, because they are not strong enough to harm your body.


Why can't you store acids and bases together?

Storing acids and bases together can result in a chemical reaction that produces heat, gases, or even explosions. This can lead to dangerous situations and can harm individuals handling the chemicals. It is important to store acids and bases separately to prevent accidental reactions.


Is acids and bases corrosives?

Yes, concentrated acids and bases are more corrosive than dilute acids and bases


Do acids and bases in plants?

Of course they are. They are many acids and bases


What can acids and bases do alone or together?

bases neutralise the acids


What are some bad things about acids and bases?

Acids can eat away at your tooth enamel, it protects your teeth. Once you lose that it's gone for good. Acids are sour and not all people like that taste. Bases can be bitter and most bases are poisonous to humans if they eat or drink them. Most bases are cleaners (drain cleaner, bleach, dish soap,ect.).


Do acids and bases exist in plants?

Of course they are. They are many acids and bases


Why acids and bases are important to everyday life?

acids and bases are important!


Do acids dissolve in bases or do bases dissolve in acids?

They don't dissolve (or more properly, dissociate) completely in water, only partially. Acids or bases that dissociate completely are called strong acids or bases.


Do bases tastes bitter or acids?

Acids taste bitter.


How can you tell acids from bases?

Acids have a lower PH and bases have a higher PH.


What ions are used to group acids and bases?

Acids: H+ and Bases: OH-