11.1 Acids & Alkalis (pt2)

Question 1

what is nutralisation?

Answer 1

when an acid & alkali is mixed, a nutralisation reaction occurs

Question 2

Acids characteristics

Alkalis characteristics

Answer 2

-sour taste
-turn blue litmus paper RED
-____acid

-bitter taste
-turn red litmus paper blue
-_____ hydroxide

Question 3

what forms when acid reacts to alkali in a neutralization reaction?

Answer 3

forms water and salt

acid + alkali ->water + salt

Question 4

what is acidic on a PH scale
what is alkali on a PH scale
what is neutral on a PH scale

Answer 4

0-6
8-14
7

Question 5

PH scale colours

Answer 5

acids-red
alkaline-blue
neutral-green