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Properties of Acids and Bases. Properties of Acids. Sour Tasting Corrosive Oily Feeling Caustic-burns through things React with Metals. Properties of Bases. Bitter Tasting Slippery Taken for an upset stomach Do not react with metals Often called Alkaline. p H.
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Properties of Acids • Sour Tasting • Corrosive • Oily Feeling • Caustic-burns through things • React with Metals
Properties of Bases • Bitter Tasting • Slippery • Taken for an upset stomach • Do not react with metals • Often called Alkaline
pH • Used to determine if a solution is acidic or basic • Stands for Potential of Hydrogen • Above 7 is basic • Below 7 is acidic
Litmus Paper • Used to determine if a solution is acidic or basic • Blue = Basic • Red = Acidic
Universal indicator • Used to determine if a solution is acidic or basic • Blue = Basic • Red = Acidic
Phenolphthalein solution • Used to determine if a solution is acidic or basic • Red = Basic • Clear = Acidic