Q.1. State the common characteristics of
acids and bases.
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Acids taste sour while bases taste bitter.
An acid reacts with metals to produce bubbles of hydrogen gas while a base feels slimy to the touch.
Acids turn blue litmus paper red while bases turn red litmus paper blue.
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General Characteristics of Acids:
pH < 7
Sour taste (though you should never use this characteristic to identify an acid in the lab)
Reacts with a metal to form hydrogen gas
Increases the H+ concentration in water
Donates H+ ions
Turns blue litmus indicator red
General Characteristics of Bases:
pH > 7
Bitter taste
Slippery feel
Increases the OH- concentration in water
Accepts OH- ions
Turns red litmus indicator blue
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