| A | B |
|---|
| acid | a substance that produces hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water |
| base | a substance that produces hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water |
| dehydrating agent | a substance that removes water from materials |
| detergent | an organic salt similar to soap, except that it does not form "soap scum" in hard water |
| ester | a chemical compound formed by reacting an organic acid with an alcohol |
| hydronium ion | the ion that makes a solution acidic |
| indicator | an organic compound that changes color when in an acid solution or a basic solution |
| neutralization | a chemical reaction between an acid and a base producing water and a salt |
| pH | a measure of the hydronium ion concentration in a water solution |
| pickling | a process that removes oxides and other impurities from steel and other metal surfaces by dipping them in hydrochloric acid |
| salt | a compound containing negative ions from an acid combined with positive ions from a base |
| saponification | the process of making soap |
| soap | an organic salt made by reacting fats or oils with a strong base such as sodium hydroxide |
| strong acid | an acid that ionizes almost completely in water solution |
| strong base | a base that dissociates almost completely in water solution |
| titration | a method for finding the concentration of an acidic or basic solution, using a solution of known concentration |
| weak acid | an acid that ionizes only partially in water solutions |
| weak base | a base that dissociates only partially in water solutions |
