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ACIDS AND BASES
Presented by
B. Princess Evangelin
Roll no 154
B.Ed. FirstYear
V.O.C. College of Education
STRONG ACIDS
WEAK ACIDS CHARACTERISTICS
ACIDBASE
STRENGTH
Acids
An acid is a substance that releases H+ ions in an aqueous
solution.
Example
When hydrochloric acid is dissolved in water, the compound
separates into chlorine ions and hydrogen ions.
Strong acids
A strong acid breaks down completely in water and gives off
many H+ ions
Hydrogen ion
Weak acid
 A weak acid only partially
breaks down.
 It gives off much less H+ than a
strong acid.
Characteristics of
acids
 Acids have a sour taste
 Acids react with metals and
carbonates to produce gas
 Acids contain hydrogen
 Acids in foods taste sour and
produce a burning or prickling
feeling on the skin
Characteristics of Acids
Since tasting or touching an
unknown chemical is extremely
dangerous, other methods are
needed to tell whether a solution is
an acid
Reaction with carbonate
A safe way to test to see if a solution is an acid is to place a
few drops on a compound that contains a carbonate (CO3)
Example limestone is a rock that contains calcium
carbonate when an acid touches a piece of limestone a
reaction occurs that produces carbon dioxide gas
Reaction with
metals
 Acids also reacts with
metals
 The reaction produces
hydrogen gas, which
you can see as bubbles
Bases
 A base is a substance that
releases hydroxide (OH-) ions in
an aqueous solution
 Example when sodium hydroxide
is dissolved in water, the
compound separates into sodium
ions (Na+) and hydroxide ions
(OH-)
Characteristics of Bases
 Bases usually taste bitter
 Bases feels slippery
 Bases contain hydroxide ions
(OH-)
Characteristics of Bases
 Taste bitter
 Mild bases in foods taste bitter and feel slippery
but as with acids tasting and touching are not
safe ways of testing whether a solution is a base
 In fact, some strong bases can burn the skin as
badly as strong acids
Feels slippery
Bases feel soapy or slippery because they react with
acid molecules in your skin called fatty acids
In fact this is exactly how soap is made. Mixing base
usually sodium hydroxide with fatty acids produces
soap.
So when a base touches your skin the combination of
the base with your own fatty acids actually makes a
small amount of soap.
Acids
pH < 7
React with metals to
produce a compound
Turn litmus red/pink
Bases
pH > 7
Do not react with metals
to produce a compound
Turn litmus blue
Properties of Acids and Bases
 Dissolve in water
 Conduct electricity in aqueous solution
 Can irritate or burn skin
Acid base strength
 The strength of an acid or base is usually
measured using a pH scale
 pH stands for potential hydrogen and is a
measure of how many H+ ions there are in
solution
 The more H+ there are, the lower the pH will be
Acid base strength
Acid base strength
 The numbers of the pH scale usually range from 0-14
 The middle number, 7 represents a neutral solution
 A neutral substance is neither an acid nor a base.
 Pure water has a pH of 7
Acid base strength
 pH < 7 indicate acidic solution
 pH = 7 indicate neutral solution
 pH > 7 indicate basic solution
ACID
RED
BASE
BLUE
Acid base strength
 A concentrated strong acid has a low pH value
 A concentrated strong base has a high pH value
THANKYOU

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  • 1. ACIDS AND BASES Presented by B. Princess Evangelin Roll no 154 B.Ed. FirstYear V.O.C. College of Education
  • 2. STRONG ACIDS WEAK ACIDS CHARACTERISTICS ACIDBASE STRENGTH
  • 3. Acids An acid is a substance that releases H+ ions in an aqueous solution. Example When hydrochloric acid is dissolved in water, the compound separates into chlorine ions and hydrogen ions.
  • 4. Strong acids A strong acid breaks down completely in water and gives off many H+ ions Hydrogen ion
  • 5. Weak acid  A weak acid only partially breaks down.  It gives off much less H+ than a strong acid.
  • 6. Characteristics of acids  Acids have a sour taste  Acids react with metals and carbonates to produce gas  Acids contain hydrogen  Acids in foods taste sour and produce a burning or prickling feeling on the skin
  • 7. Characteristics of Acids Since tasting or touching an unknown chemical is extremely dangerous, other methods are needed to tell whether a solution is an acid
  • 8. Reaction with carbonate A safe way to test to see if a solution is an acid is to place a few drops on a compound that contains a carbonate (CO3) Example limestone is a rock that contains calcium carbonate when an acid touches a piece of limestone a reaction occurs that produces carbon dioxide gas
  • 9. Reaction with metals  Acids also reacts with metals  The reaction produces hydrogen gas, which you can see as bubbles
  • 10. Bases  A base is a substance that releases hydroxide (OH-) ions in an aqueous solution  Example when sodium hydroxide is dissolved in water, the compound separates into sodium ions (Na+) and hydroxide ions (OH-)
  • 11. Characteristics of Bases  Bases usually taste bitter  Bases feels slippery  Bases contain hydroxide ions (OH-)
  • 12. Characteristics of Bases  Taste bitter  Mild bases in foods taste bitter and feel slippery but as with acids tasting and touching are not safe ways of testing whether a solution is a base  In fact, some strong bases can burn the skin as badly as strong acids
  • 13. Feels slippery Bases feel soapy or slippery because they react with acid molecules in your skin called fatty acids In fact this is exactly how soap is made. Mixing base usually sodium hydroxide with fatty acids produces soap. So when a base touches your skin the combination of the base with your own fatty acids actually makes a small amount of soap.
  • 14. Acids pH < 7 React with metals to produce a compound Turn litmus red/pink Bases pH > 7 Do not react with metals to produce a compound Turn litmus blue
  • 15. Properties of Acids and Bases  Dissolve in water  Conduct electricity in aqueous solution  Can irritate or burn skin
  • 16. Acid base strength  The strength of an acid or base is usually measured using a pH scale  pH stands for potential hydrogen and is a measure of how many H+ ions there are in solution  The more H+ there are, the lower the pH will be
  • 18. Acid base strength  The numbers of the pH scale usually range from 0-14  The middle number, 7 represents a neutral solution  A neutral substance is neither an acid nor a base.  Pure water has a pH of 7
  • 19. Acid base strength  pH < 7 indicate acidic solution  pH = 7 indicate neutral solution  pH > 7 indicate basic solution ACID RED BASE BLUE
  • 20. Acid base strength  A concentrated strong acid has a low pH value  A concentrated strong base has a high pH value