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Acids are
a substance which when added to water produces hydrogen ions
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Bases are
a substance which when added to water produces hydroxide ions
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acids react with...
zinc, magnesium, or aluminum and form hydrogen
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acids also react with...
react with compounds containing CO32- and form carbon dioxide and water
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Acid is color
red
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Acids taste...
sour
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Bases feel....
soapy or slippery
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bases are color..
blue
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Bases taste...
bitter
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bases react with...
most cations to precipitate hydroxides
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acids pH..
pH is less than 7
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bases pH
pH is greater than 7
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strong acids..
completely dissociate in water, forming H+ and an anion
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strong bases...
they dissociate 100% into the cation and OH- (hydroxide ion).
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acids and base reactions =
Strong acid + strong base: HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O