Acids and alkalis are commonly used in many homes. One of the most common household acids is vinegar (2-3% acetic acid), which is used in cooking and in light cleaning. A common alkali is ammonia, which is often used as a cleaning agent as well.
If the acid or alkali forms an insoluble salt, you could titrate it that way. For instance, suppose you had a solution of sulfuric acid of unknown concentration. You could add calcium hydroxide until the precipitate stops forming and determine the strength of the acid by the amount of base added. If both the acid and alkali are soluble, a pH meter can be used to measure the change in pH of the solution. Drawing the change of pH against volume titrated will thus give the endpoint of the reaction.
They are alkali, hence the use of vinegar to neutralize the stings.
To cancel out acids, you can use a base like baking soda or antacids which will neutralize the acid. To cancel out alkalis, you can use an acid like vinegar or lemon juice which will neutralize the alkali.
They are alkali, hence the use of vinegar to neutralize the stings.
a nettle sting is acid but a doc leaf is alkali which is why it neutralises it
I think Alkali, because the bite is acidic. You have to use alkali to try and neutralise it. ~Shadow-siren-vivian
hi im just starting a level chemistry and i am not aware that you need water to find out if something is acid or alkali, you could use a indicator such as universal indicator or methyl orange and so on, or you could use indicator paper. If this helps good, if not sorry. Jack
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You need to measure the pH of the solution.
Ammonia is an alkali and some people use it as a natural remedy for insect bites and stings. The alkali neutralizes the acid in the sting.
You can use indicators (liquid or paper). Universal Indicators (UI) are the best, as with them you can tell if something is acid, neutral or alkali, depending on the colour (there will be a colour indicator). However, you can also use red and blue indicator, but they are less accurate, as although they might be acid (or alkali), they might be neutral as well, so I suggest you use UI. Hope this helps :) Source: Science lessons!
You would have to look at the nurk of the base and the whapple of the acid and i it is an xx and yy it would distinguish because then it dismanages it but otherwise if it is xy yx then it physicaly can't distinguish experimentally without tasting it.