Question

What are bases? What are acids?​

Answer 1

Answer: An acid is a substance that donates protons (in the Bronsted-Lowry definition) or accepts a pair of valence electrons to form a bond (in the Lewis definition). A base is a substance that can accept protons or donate a pair of valence electrons to form a bond. Bases can be thought of as the chemical opposite of acids.

Answer 2

Explanation:

ACIDS :-

• Acids are sour to taste
• Acids turns blue litmus to red.

• Acid is the substance Which contains hydrogen ion (H+)

BASES:-

• Bases are bitter to taste

• Bases turns red litmus to blue.

• Bases are substances which contain hydroxyl ion (OH)