acids bases and etc

• Acids


  Compounds having a negative (H+ ion) charge that break apart in water to form hydrogen ions
• Acids


  • They turn litmus paper red
  • They can react with and neutralize bases
• pH scale


  Measures the strength of an acid or base, ranging from 0 to 14
• Neutral


  pH 7, neither acidic nor basic
• Bases


  Compounds having a positive (OH- ion) charge that break apart in water to form hydroxide ions
• Bases


  • They turn litmus paper blue
  • They feel slippery and soapy
  • They can neutralize acids
• Acids are the strongest at pH 0, bases are the strongest at pH 14