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What general conclusions can you draw about the hydrogen ion concentration in many acids and bases found in the home?

In acids found in the home, the hydrogen ion concentration is typically higher, resulting in a lower pH. In contrast, bases found in the home have lower hydrogen ion concentrations, leading to a higher pH. This difference in hydrogen ion concentration accounts for the distinctive sour taste of acids and slippery feel of bases.


What common ions are most often found in acids and bases?

Common ions found in acids include H+ (hydrogen ion) and in bases, common ions include OH- (hydroxide ion) and metal ions like Na+ (sodium ion) and K+ (potassium ion).


How can acids be distinguished from from bases?

Acids are with a pH of less than 7, and bases are when something has a pH of more than 7. Basic solutions are such because of the Hydroxide Ion concentration ([OH-]) and acids are such due to the hydrogen ion concentration (Hydronium Ion) which is [H3O+] or you may see it as just [H+].


Why are bases sometimes describes as the opposite of acids?

Bases are the opposite of acids due to the fact they are a hydrogen ion acceptor and an acid is a hydrogen ion donor. In the many definitions of bases and acids, bases do the opposite of what acids do. -- In the Lewis definition, acids are electron pair acceptors while bases are electron pair donors. -- In the Bronsted-Lowry definition, acids are substances that donate protons while bases are substances that accepts protons. -- In practicality, acids lower the pH of a solution and bases increase the pH of a solution.


What ion is given off by acids?

Hydrogen ions are present in acids, hydroxide ions are present in bases.

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What ion is often found in high concentrations of bases?

One that is not found in Acids, youy're very welcome...


Which ion is present in higher concentrations in acids?

You have a loose wording on the question. the level of acidity is primarily due to the concentration of the H+ ion


What general conclusions can you draw about the hydrogen ion concentration in many acids and bases found in the home?

In acids found in the home, the hydrogen ion concentration is typically higher, resulting in a lower pH. In contrast, bases found in the home have lower hydrogen ion concentrations, leading to a higher pH. This difference in hydrogen ion concentration accounts for the distinctive sour taste of acids and slippery feel of bases.


How do the characteristic of bases differ form those of acids?

Bases tend to recieve an H+ ion in a titration, and acids tend to give an H+ ion in a titration. Bases have a pH greater than 7 and acids have a pH less than 7.


What two ions are found in high concentrations in acids?

The two ions found in high concentrations of acid are hydrogen ion(H+ ) and hydroxonium ion(H3O+).


What common ions are most often found in acids and bases?

Common ions found in acids include H+ (hydrogen ion) and in bases, common ions include OH- (hydroxide ion) and metal ions like Na+ (sodium ion) and K+ (potassium ion).


Why are bases described as opposites to acids?

Bases have the ion OH- and acids the ion H+; the reaction between acids and bases is called neutralization and the product is a salt. Basic solutions have a pH over 7 and acidic solutions have a pH under 7.


How can acids be distinguished from from bases?

Acids are with a pH of less than 7, and bases are when something has a pH of more than 7. Basic solutions are such because of the Hydroxide Ion concentration ([OH-]) and acids are such due to the hydrogen ion concentration (Hydronium Ion) which is [H3O+] or you may see it as just [H+].


What ions do you see in nearly every acid and base?

Acids produce the H+ ion, and bases produce the OH- ion.


What are the hydrogen ion and hydrogen ion concentrations in water?

These concentrations are supposed to be equal.


Why are bases sometimes describes as the opposite of acids?

Bases are the opposite of acids due to the fact they are a hydrogen ion acceptor and an acid is a hydrogen ion donor. In the many definitions of bases and acids, bases do the opposite of what acids do. -- In the Lewis definition, acids are electron pair acceptors while bases are electron pair donors. -- In the Bronsted-Lowry definition, acids are substances that donate protons while bases are substances that accepts protons. -- In practicality, acids lower the pH of a solution and bases increase the pH of a solution.


What type of ions do acids have more of while bases have very few of these types of ions?

Acids releases in water ion H+.