Acids & Alkaline

• Acids is a water soluble base

  Alkaline is hydrogen donors
• Acids - tastes sour, turns blue Litmus paper red, reacts with bases to form salt (neutralisation) and pH less than 7
• Examples of alkaline:

  • Oven cleaner
  • Bleach
  • Eggs
  • Baking soda
  • Soap
  • Ammonia
• Acids neutralises alkaline and alkaline neutralises acids
• Examples of acids - vinegar, lemon
• A pH of 7 is neutral (water)
• Turmeric, red cabbage juice and beetroot juice are plants with their own indicators
• Word equations:

  hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide (alkaline) -> sodium chloride + water
• Alkaline - tastes bitter, feel slippery, turns red Litmus paper blue, reacts with acids to release neutral salts and have a pH greater than 7