Acids & alkalis Flashcards
What colour does the litmus paper turn when it’s an acid
Red
What paper do you use when finding out if something is an acid/ alkali
Litmus paper
What colour does the litmus paper turn when it’s an Alkali
Blue
What veg do u use to make a good indicator
Red cabbage
What happens when a acid an alkali touch
Neutralisation
Alkali on a ph scale
8-14
Acid Ona ph scale
1-6
What is a independent factor
What u change
What is a dependent factor
What u will measure
What is a control variable
All the factors you keep the same
Give an example of neutralisation
Fruit acid burns ur tounge so u would drink milk
What is a compound
a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.
What is an element
a substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance
Name 3 properties of metal
Shiny, high density, good conductor of heat
Put in order how reactive these metals are magnesium, zinc,iron,tin, copper
- Magnesia (most reactive)
- Zinc
- Iron
- Tin
- Copper (least reactive)