Acids And Alkalis Flashcards
Hydrochloric acid
Made in the human stomach to digest foods
Sulphuric acid
Used in car batteries
Ethanoic acid
One of the substances of vinegar
Nitric acid
Used in fertilisers
Citric acid
In oranges, lemons and other citrus fruits
Carbonic acid
Used in fizzy drinks
Sodium hydroxide
Used to make oven cleaners and drain cleaners
Calcium hydroxide
Used to treat soil which is too acidic for plants to grow properly
Magnesium hydroxide
Used to make indigestion remedies
Ammonia
Used to make fluids which cleans silver and brass
What is an acid?
A substance that dissolves in water to give a solution with a PH less than 7
What is an alkali
A substance which dissolves in water to have a PH more than 7
What is an indicator?
A substance that is one could in acidic substances and another in alkali