You identify acids and alkalis using indicators. Indicators are substances which turns a particular colour for acids and another for bases. E.g. litmus, (acid-red, alkali-green) and phenolphthalein. Indicators have a certain pH value. You can only use a particular indicator of a suitable pH value for a particular acid-base reaction
The main way to check whether a substance is acid or alkaline is to use a universal indicator. A neutral substance has a PH of 7. An acidic substance has a PH below 7 while an Alkaline substance has a PH above 7.
test on a PH scale paper and look at the colour. green is neutral red is acidic and purple is alkali
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you can aslo use litmus indicator
blue alkali purple neutral and red acid
an acid will have a pH of 1-6 and an alkali will have a pH of 8-14 and pH7 is neutral . neutral is what you get when you add a acid to a alkali
use litmus paper or universal indicator Red = acid Blue = alkaline
You can tell the diference by it's PH scale. If it is below 7, it is an acid. If it is above 7, it is alkali.
pH test
No an alkali is the opposite of an acid. Alkali = basic; acid = acidic.
Both acid and alkali can be corrosive
No gas is produced in the reaction of an acid and an alkali. In a neutralisation reaction, acid + alkali -> salt + water
Zirconium is a solid metal, not an acid or alkali.
alkali
No an alkali is the opposite of an acid. Alkali = basic; acid = acidic.
it is complete alkali
it is complete alkali
acid
Both acid and alkali can be corrosive
alkali is used to reduce acid and acid is used to reduce alkali
a nettle sting is acid but a doc leaf is alkali which is why it neutralises it
No gas is produced in the reaction of an acid and an alkali. In a neutralisation reaction, acid + alkali -> salt + water
Zirconium is a solid metal, not an acid or alkali.
alkali
Alkali.
alkali