Alkaline is BASIC .
Remember bases are oxides of metals.
An ALKALI is a soluble Base.
An alkaline solution is basic.
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Basic or Alkaline
The pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline (basic) a solution is.
Pure water is not neutral it is amphoteric which means with bases(alkaline) it acts as acidic and with acids it acts as basic(alkaline)
Human blood is slightly alkaline.
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Basic.
Milk of magnesia is basic (alkaline), not acidic.
Basic or Alkaline
The pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline (basic) a solution is.
pH<7 -----> Acidic pH=7------> Neutral pH>7------>Basic or Alkaline
Pure water is not neutral it is amphoteric which means with bases(alkaline) it acts as acidic and with acids it acts as basic(alkaline)
Human blood is slightly alkaline.
Cement is alkaline. However, when mixed with steel (reinforcing bars)(Iron) , which is acidic. they neutralise one another, and so are resistant to weathering.
No. The bicarbonate ion is generally basic (alkaline)
A woman's vagina is alkaline (acidic). A man's semen is basic.
Sodium bicarb is alkaline so it is basic