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ACIDS & ALKALIS. Acids & Alkalis. Acids and alkalis are chemical opposites We can test whether a substance is acid or alkali by using an indicator. There are different indicators including: Litmus Universal Indicator. INDICATORS.
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Acids & Alkalis • Acids and alkalis are chemical opposites • We can test whether a substance is acid or alkali by using an indicator. There are different indicators including: Litmus Universal Indicator
INDICATORS • Click on the test tubes to find out how LITMUS indicator works ACID ALKALI
INDICATORS blue Litmus indicator turns alkalis _______. and acids . indicator tells us how strong or weak an acid or alkali is. red Universal
MAKING INDICATORS vegetables berries We can use , , And flowersto make indicators. We need to use this equipment: Measuring cylinders pestle mortar
The pH Scale Weak acid Weak alkali 1 6 8 14 7 Strong acid Strong alkali Neutral
NEUTRALISATION ACID + ALKALINEUTRAL +
Testing Soil pH Soils have different pH’s. If the soil is pH 5 it will be . If it is pH 10 it will be . To make acidic soil neutral we can add . alkaline acidic lime