Acid And Alkalis Flashcards
Hydrochloric acid
Made in the human stomach to help the body digest food
Sulfuric acid
Used in car batteries
Nitric acid
Used to make fertilisers
Chemical name for lime
Calcium hydroxide
Ammonia
Used to make fluids which clean silver and brass
Magnesium hydroxide
Used to make indigestion remedies
Lime- Calcium hydroxide
Used to treat soil which is too acidic for plants to grow properly
Caustic soda-Sodium hydroxide
Used to make oven cleaners and drain cleaners
Strong Acid
0-3
Weak acid
4-6
Weakly acid
4-6
Neutral
Green 7
Weakly alkaline
8-10
Weakly-Strongly Alkaline
Blue 10-11
Strongly Alkaline
Purple 12-14
Alkalis and bases
Alkalis and bases are often confused with each other. They are similar but not the same.
Alkalis and bases
A substance is called a base if it is a metal oxide or metal hydroxide
E.g. copper oxide
Alkalis and bases
A base that is soluble in water is called an alkali
World equation associated with neutralisation reactions
Acid+Alkali=Salt+Water