Classify the following substances into acidic, basic and neutral substances :
Orange juice, curd, soap, common salt, lemon juice, baking soda; nitre,
vinegar
, sugar, milk of magnesia, glucose, washing soda, tamarind solution,
distilled water, slaked lime, ammonia.
Acidic substances :
Basic substances :
Neutral substances :
Answers
Answer:
Acidic. Basic Neutral
1- orange juice 1- soap
2- curd 2- baking soda
3- lemon juice. 3- milk of magnesium
4- vinegar. 4- washing soda
5- tamarind solution. 5- slaked lime
6- ammonia
and rest of the substance are neutral
The answer to above question is :
1. Acidic substances :
- Orange juice
- Curd
- Tamarind solution
- Lemon juice
- Sugar
- Vinegar
2. Basic substances :
- Milk of magnesia
- Washing soda
- Baking soda
- Soap
- Slaked lime
- Ammonia
3. Neutral Substances :
- Distilled water
- Common salt
- Glucose
- An acid is a hydrogen containing substance which is capable of donating a proton.
- Acidic substances are identified by their sour taste.
- pH less than 7 indicates an acid.
- A base is a molecule or an ion which is able to accept hydrogen ion from an acid.
- pH greater than 7 indicates a base.
- Neutral substance neither has acidic properties nor basic .
- They have equal number of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions.
- For example : ammonium chloride, calcium chloride .