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What can tell us whether something is an acid or alkali in 10 letters?
Test the pH.
What is the best way to determine whether a substance is an acid or base?
A pH meter gives a direct reading which is great when testing wine or soft drinks. Litmus paper will go red in acid or blue in base. An acid will liberate carbon dioxide from chalk - a base will not You cook a red cabbage and save the juice. then if the thing you are testing turns red in the juice, it is acidic, if blue basic. Turmeric indicates acid by turning strong yellow. Base is indicated by red. Phenolphthalein indicates bases by turning red or purple. Acid is indicated by no color.
How could you tell if a food may contain an acid or a base?
You can tell when you drink or eat lemons, lemonade, grapefruit, apples, oranges, bananas and etc . it will taste sour or bitter. Sour means acid. Bases tend to be bitter - but tasting strong bases is very dangerous. Hopefully you will never try testing something like drain cleaner to find out.
What does an universal indicator tell you about an acid that litmus doesn't?
Universal indicator gives you an indication of the pH of the acid (i.e its 'strength') While both sulfuric acid and vinegar would turn litmus paper red, sulfuric acid would turn universal indicator red, pH of 1, while vinegar would turn it yellow-orange, pH of 4.
How can you tell an acid from a base?
You can tell by testing it with either universal indicator solution or with litmus paper.There are other methods, but some of them are not exactly safe: acids usually taste sour (do not try this) and bases usually taste bitter (do not try this either). Also, bases tend to feel "slippery" (at the risk of sounding like a broken record, do not try this).
How can you tell if something is a acid or base?
A PH meter or litmus paper.
Can something be an acid and a base?
you get red and blue litmus paper and put it in the liquid and it'll tell you if acid,base,or neutral
How can you tell on acid from a bace?
Using an indicator.
How can you tell if the burrette contains the acid or base?
You can determine if a burette contains acid or base by using a pH indicator. Simply add a few drops of the indicator to the solution in the burette and observe the color change. Red or pink indicates an acid, while blue or green indicates a base.
How can you tell if something is a acid or base without testing?
One way to determine if something is an acid or a base without testing is to consider its properties. Acids usually have a sour taste, can react with metals to produce hydrogen gas, and turn blue litmus paper red. Bases typically have a bitter taste, feel slippery, and turn red litmus paper blue.
What does the universal indictor tell you about material?
Its pH and if a solution is an acid or base.
How is an acid or a base formed generally?
I don't know, but if you figure it out,tell me.
What is the evidence of the completion of reaction between acid and base?
Please tell me
Is washing powder an acid or a base?
Yes, it is. You can tell weather something is an Alkali, Neutral pr acid via the pH scale or, you can tell if something is an alkali from its consistency; if it is sludgy (like washing-up liquid), it is an alkali. So, I am under the influence that washing-up POWDER is too, an alkali.J.S.P. Aged 11
How can you tell if a food contains an acid or a base?
If its acidity level is below 7, then it is a acid. If it is above a seven, then it is a base. If it is exactly 7 then it is neutral such as water.
Is the formula HCI a base?
If you meant HCl, Hydrochloric Acid, it is a strong acid and not a base. A way to tell if it is an acid is that it has an H+ in the chemical formula. Most of the time, if it is a base it has an OH- attached to the chemical formula, but this is not necessarily true for all bases.
Is CaSO4 an acid or a base?
CaSO4 is neither an acid nor a base. It is an ionic compound called calcium sulfate. When dissolved in water, it does not produce H+ or OH- ions to classify it as an acid or a base.
