A compound could be caustic and burn your mouth and tongue.
taste or touch
for one never taste it but, you will need an acid-base indicator to identify it...you can thank me later
You should never taste an acid or a base to test their properties. Both can be harmful if ingested and may cause serious damage to your health. It is best to use proper laboratory equipment and procedures to test for the presence of acids and bases.
You can identify a base by tasting or touching it - bases have a bitter taste and feel slippery or soapy to the touch. In addition, bases turn red litmus paper blue and have a pH greater than 7. Common examples of bases include soap, baking soda, and ammonia.
Acids taste bitter.
Bases taste bitter
No. You should never taste anything used in any kind of an experiment for any reason.
Bases are often bitter tasting and have a slippery texture. However using taste and/or touch to identify a base is not recommended ,because touching or consuming a strong base is dangerous.
Acids in water produce H+ ions. Bases in water produce OH- ions. Two properties of acids are they taste sour and turn blue litmus paper red. Two properties of bases are they taste bitter and feel slippery.
Bases have a bitter taste, not a sharp or sour taste. This is in contrast to acids, which typically have a sour taste.
never unless instructed to.
NEVER, unless instructed to.