what is acid and bases
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Explanation:
Acid - An acid is any substance that in water solution tastes sour, changes blue litmus paper to red, reacts with some metals to liberate hydrogen, reacts with bases to form salts, and promotes chemical reactions (acid catalysis).
Base - A base is a substance that can neutralize the acid by reacting with hydrogen ions. Most bases are minerals that react with acids to form water and salts. Bases include the oxides, hydroxides and carbonates of metals. The soluble bases are called alkalis. Sodium hydroxide is an alkali.
Acid and bases are chemical substances. Acids are those substances which donate protons and bases are those which accepts protons.
Acids have a ph value of 0-7 whereas bases have a ph value of 7-14.
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