Acids and bases

Question 1

what is an acid?

Answer 1

Something that releases hydrogen cations and absorbes hydroxide anions when dissolved in water

Question 2

What is a base?

Answer 2

Something that absorbes hydrogen cations and releases hydroxide anions when dissolved in water

Question 3

What happens when acids and bases react to each other?

Answer 3

neutralization

Question 4

What is the equation for the pH scale given y as the amount of hydrogen cations present and x as the pH level?

Answer 4

x = -log_10(y)

Question 5

Which conducts electricity better?
1. Strong acids and strong bases
2. Weak acids and weak bases

Answer 5

strong acids and bases

Question 6

The strength of an acid or base is determined by
a. the concentration of solute
b. the percentage of solute that is disassociated
c. how much solute there is

Answer 6

b