It is a basic solution, pH above 7
acidic
It is an acid. So, it contains more of hydrogen ions
Basic or alkaline or greater than pH 7
In a solution with a pH higher than 7, there are more hydroxide than hydrogen ions.
the more hydroxide ions releases, the more basic the solution becomes. and the solution has more hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions.
acidic
It is an acid. So, it contains more of hydrogen ions
Basic or alkaline or greater than pH 7
In a solution with a pH higher than 7, there are more hydroxide than hydrogen ions.
An acidic solution has a greater number of hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions. However, technically they are hydronium ions (H3O+), not hydrogen ions.
the more hydroxide ions releases, the more basic the solution becomes. and the solution has more hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions.
A base
acidic
If it is in water (supposedly meant by questioneer), the pH value is below 7.0, so it is an acid solution: more H+ than OH-
An acidic solution contains many more H+ ions than OH- ions, and a basic solution has more OH- than H+. A pure water solution, which is neutral, has exactly equal number of each.
Basic solutions are solutions that have more than a 1E-7 concentration of hydroxide ion. Thus, solutions with "extra" hydroxide ions are basic. On the other hand, solutions with extra hydrogen (hydronium) ions are acidic.
base