Would you like a nice, refreshing glass of acid?

This is just what you get when you have a glass of lemonade.

Compounds which contain the element hydrogen (H) and change blue litmus paper to red.

Litmus paper is called an indicator by scientists because it indicates or tells a scientist whether a substance is an acid or a base.

Acids in food have a sour taste.

Hydrochloric Acid

HCl Treating metal before painting: swimming pools

Sulfuric acid H2SO4Fertilizers

Nitric acid HNO3 Explosives

Acetic acid CH3COOH Acid in vinegar

Citric acid H3C6H5O7Manufacturing flavorings and soft drinks and acid in fruit

Contain the elements oxygen and hydrogen together called hydroxide (OH)

Turn red litmus paper blue Bitter (soaps and detergent) NEVER TASTE A

SUBSTANCE TO IDENTIFY IT AS A BASE.Slippery feeling when touched

Sodium hydroxide

NaOH Soap Cleaning drains

Calcium Hydroxide

Ca(OH)2 Treating polluted lakes & making cement

Ammonia NH3 Cleaning solutions

1. HNO3

2. NaOH3. HCl4. KOH5. H2SO4

6. HBr7. Ca(OH)2

Range of values from 0 to 14Expresses the concentration of hydrogen ions

in a solutionLow pH tells you that the concentration of

hydrogen ions is highHigh pH tells you that the concentration of

hydrogen ions is low

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