Question

What are the characters of bases. give two examples of it.​

Answer 1

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Bases are bitter-tasting substances which have the ability to turn red litmus paper blue. Examples: Sodium hydroxide [NaOH], milk of magnesia [Mg(OH)2], calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2].

Answer 2

• Bases are bitter-tasting substances which have the ability to turn red litmus paper blue. Examples: Sodium hydroxide [NaOH], milk of magnesia [Mg(OH)2], calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2].

• Bases are ionic compounds that produce negative hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water. Bases taste bitter, feel slippery, and conduct electricity when dissolved in water. Indicator compounds such as litmus can be used to detect bases. Bases turn red litmus paper blue.