Question

State differences between acids and bases.​

Answer 1

Answer:

acid is bitter in taste

base is sour in taste

acid turn blue litmus to red litmus

base turn red litmus to blue litmus

Answer 2

Acid

An acid is a molecule or substance that has a pH value less than 7.0 when it is present in an aqueous solution. An aqueous solution is any solution where water is a solvent. Acids are termed as compounds that donate H+ (hydrogen ion) to another compound known as base.

Base

A base (alkaline) is a molecule or substance that has a pH value higher than 7.0 when present in an aqueous solution. Bases are the exact chemical opposite of acids. In chemistry. They are substances that, in aqueous solution, release hydroxide (OH−) ions.