Question

Difference between acids, bases and salts.

Answer 1

Answer:An acid is defined as a substance whose water solution tastes sour, turns blue litmus red and neutralizes bases.

A substance is called base if its aqueous solution tastes bitter, turns red litmus blue or neutralizes acids.

Salt is a neutral substance whose aqueous solution does not affect litmus.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Explanation:

1. Type of ion they produced in a water solution:

• acid will produce the H+ ion in the water.
• base will produce ion of OH- in the water.

2. ph level:

• Acid has the lower ph.
• bases have a higher ph.
• Salt is the product of ph of acid and base.

3. Litmus paper and phenolphthalein:

• acid substances will change a blue colored litmus paper to a red colored litmus paper.The acid will remain colorless when phenolpthalein is added to it.
• The base substance will change the red colored litmus paper to the blue colored litmus paper.base solution will turn into pink color when phenolpthalein is added to it.
• Salts has no effect on neither the litmus paper nor the phenolphthalein as it is a neutral substance.

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