| A | B |
|---|
| acid | corrosive, sour tasting compound with a pH below 7 |
| base | slippery, bitter tasting compound with a pH above 7 |
| neutral | a substance that is neither an acid or a base with a pH of 7 |
| salts | one of the groups of compounds created through neutralization |
| acid rain | damaging precipitation with a pH below 7 |
| neutralization | chemical reaction where acid's and base's properties are canceled out |
| pH | a scale indicating how acidic a substance is |
| indicator | a substance used to determine pH |
| litmus paper | a type of indicator that changes colors to show acids and bases |
| lactic acid | the acid in milk |
| carbonic acid | the acid in pop |
| acetic acid | vinegar is mostly this |
| citric acid | in oranges, tomatoes, lemons |
| aluminum hydroxide | in deordorant |
| magnesium hydroxide | in antacids and laxatives |
| sodium hydroxide | aka lime, in drain and oven cleaners |
| true | soaps usually contain bases |
| false | blood is acidic |
| pH of 6 | a weak acid's pH |
| pH of 1 | a strong acid's pH |
| pH of 8 | a weak base's pH |
| pH of 14 | a strong base's pH |
| bromthymol blue | turns yellow in an acid, dark blue in a base |
| salt and water | the types of neutral substances |
| calcium carbonate | commonly called chalk |
| sodium chloride | commonly known as table salt |
| sodium bicarbonate | in fire extinguishers |
| red | litmus paper turns this to show an acid |
| blue | litmus paper turns this to show a base |
| pH of 7 | salt and water have this pH |
| neutralization reaction | a chemical reaction between an acid and a base that produces a salt and water |
| bases, like metals... | conduct electricity |
| covalent bonds | a force where substances share electrons |
| ionic bond | attraction between oppositely charged ions |
