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Acids and Alkalis. What are acids and alkalis?. What are bases?. All alkalis are bases . Bases are substances that react with acids by absorbing hydrogen ions ( H + ). The oxides, hydroxides and carbonates of metals, such as sodium hydroxide, are bases.
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What are bases? All alkalis are bases. Bases are substances that react with acids by absorbing hydrogen ions (H+). The oxides, hydroxides and carbonates of metals, such as sodium hydroxide, are bases. Some bases are soluble in water. These are called alkalis. All alkalis contain hydroxide ions (OH–). The more OH– ions in the solution, the stronger the alkali.
What are indicators? Indicators are chemicals that change colour in the presence of an acid or an alkali. There are many different indicators. Lots of them come from plants, like red cabbage. Different indicators turn different colours. Geranium plants grown in acidic soil have red flowers, while geraniums grown in alkali soil have blue flowers. Universal indicator is a mixture of indicators. It is useful because it shows a range of colours from pH 1–14.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 What does the pH scale show? The pH scale runs from 1 to 14. The numbers 1 to 6 represent acidic conditions and 8 to 14 represent alkali conditions. A pH value 7 is neutral. What are the pH values of some everyday items?
+ + acid base salt water How are salts made and named? When an acid reacts with a base, a neutralization reaction occurs and produces a chemical called a salt. The name of the salt depends on the names of the reactants. • The first part of the salt’s name comes from the metal in the base: e.g. sodium hydroxide sodium… • The second part of the salt’s name comes from the acid: e.g. sulfuric acid …sulfate For example, if sodium hydroxide neutralizes sulfuric acid, the product is a salt called sodium sulfate.
Making salts with an acid and an alkali When an acid reacts with an alkali, H+ ions from the acid and OH- ions from the alkali combine to produce a salt and water. Water is formed because the oxygen and hydrogen from the alkali react with the hydrogen from the acid to produce molecules of water (H2O). For example: hydrochloricacid sodiumhydroxide sodiumchloride + + water + + HCl (aq) NaOH(aq) NaCl (aq) H2O (l)