Acids Flashcards
What are the features of an acid?
Sour taste, react with metals, corrosive - burn & sting, solution of compound dissolves in water.
What does lemon and lime contain?
Citric acid
What does stomach acid contain?
Hydrochloric acid
What do car batteries contain?
Sulfuric acid
What is acid rain?
Carbonic acid
What is lactic acid?
Yogurt is a type of lactic acid. Bacteria produce in yoghurt and our stomachs.
What is tartaric acid?
Grapes are a type of tartaric acid. It is in fruits.
What is acetic acid?
Vinegar is a type of acetic acid.
What is an example of carbonic acid?
Soft drink is a type of carbonic acid.
How do you know when a substance is an acid?
Acids release hydrogen ions (H+) with a positive charge.
What does hydrogen chloride release?
Hydrogen chloride releases hydrogen ions (H+).
Strong acids are?
Reactive and dangerous
Higher concentration of H+ ions?
The more acidic it is.
