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Why it is important to know which substance are available acidic and which are base?
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Acids undergo similar reactions.
Bases undergo similar reactions.
Acids and bases react with each other to neutralize each other.
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What determines if a substance is acidic or base?
a pH scale.
Why is the pH this important?
pH is a scale to show that the particular substance is acid or base. _0_____1___________________7_____8________________________12 Highly acidic Neutral Highly basic (water)
Is a vinegar a acid or a base?
Vinegar is dilute acetic acid, which is an acid.
Is caustic acid or base?
It doesn't matter if the substance is basic or acidic. What makes a substance destructive is the strength of the substance.
At what pH is a substance an acid or a base?
The pH is measure from 1 to 14. so, from 1 to 6.9 the substance is acidic. and from 7.01 to 14 the substance is basic. 7 is neutral. The closer the substance is to 7 it is either basic or acidic. As the number is lower the substance is more acidic for example: pH 2.9 is more acidic than pH 4.8
What does a pH of 7 indicate about a substance?
That the substance is neutral, neither basic or acidic. Distilled, deionised water has a pH of 7
What acts like both an acid and a base?
A substance that has both acidic and basic properties is said to be an amphoteric substance.
How can you neutralize an acidic substance?
By adding the same (stechiometrically) amount of a (strong enough) base
How does diluting an acidic or basic solution affect the pH of the solution?
It depends on the pH of the dilutant. if the dilution substance is base the acidic solution will become less acidic moving toward neutral pH, the more it is diluted the less acidic it will become. A base solution will remain base or about 7 pH
What is acid base titration used for?
The acid base titration can be used to tell how acidic a substance is. It helps for analyzing substances and their acidic concentration. It helps to predict reactions with other substances.
When a substance can act as an acid or base it is said to be what?
Amphoteric substance For example, NaHCO3 Acidic part = H+ Basic part = CO32-
Water is a base or a acid or a nuetrol?
It depends on how acidic or basic the other substance is, but it is usually neutral
