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an acid is a material or substance that is sour and can change blue litmus paper red

a base is a material or substance that is bitter (it sometimes ) and can change red litmus paper blue.

Litmus paper can tell an acid from a base

Lemon Juice is an acid

coffee is a base.

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This is done by titration. A known solution, titrant which could be an acid or base is pipetted into a unknown solution, titrand, which could be a base or acid. The concentration of the acid or base is then calculated from the no of mole in the titrand and titrant.

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Universal Indicator Paper Identifies acids and bases

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litmus paper. if a red litmus paper turns blue- its a base. if a blue litmus paper turns red- its an acid.

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for one never taste it but, you will need an acid-base indicator to identify it...you can thank me later

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Titration can be used to determine the concentration of an unknown acid or base against a known acid or base.

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What is used to indentifiy bases and acids?

Acid base indicators are used to identify acids and bases. Among the common indicators are;PhenolphthaleinMethyl redMethyl orangeBromothymol blue


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Acids and Bases are used in basically everything. All cleaners are usually bases or weak acids, that help remove stains, by reacting with the substance. Some weak acids and bases are used in foods, for example vinegar is a base and citric acid (From lemons etc). is obviously an acid. Please respond if this did not fully help you understand acids and bases uses.