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How do scientists differentiate between acids and bases?

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An acid is any chemical compound which when dissolved in water tends to release the H+ ion, and a base is any chemical compound which when dissolved in water tends to release the OH- ion.

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What is the differentiate between acids and bases?

An acid is below 7 on the pH scale and bases are above 7 on the pH scale. An acid can be a hydrogen donor, and a base is a hydrogen acceptor.


How do acids respond to bases?

The reaction between bases and acids is a neutralization reaction.


How and why scientists use acids bases and alkalis in their labs?

because there badman


How do scientists measure the strength of acids and bases?

they use the pH scale


What do acids and bases do with each other?

The reaction between acids and bases is called neutralization.


Do salts produce acids and bases?

Salts are the products of the reactions between acids and bases.


What is the between acids and bases?

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What do acids and bases have together?

They reacting with other.Reactions are different to acids and bases.


Do you add acid to bases?

The reactions between acids and bases are very frequent.


Is water neutral between acids and bases?

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How is acids and base differ from salts?

Salts are the products of reactions between acids and bases.


Are salts made from bases?

Salts are the products of the reactions between acids and bases (neutralization reactions).