Chapter 3 Section 2 Flashcards
T or F: The sugar in kool-aid is an example of a solute.
True
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution
Solvent
The most common kind of solvent is ______.
Water
An _____ is a substance that tastes sour, reacts with metals and carbonates, and turns blue litmus paper red.
Acid
T or F: Acids are compounds.
T
Compounds that share some characteristic properties
Acids
_____ fruit are acidic.
Citrus
What are 4 citrus fruits that are good examples of being acidic?
- grapefruits
- Oranges
- Limes
- Lemons
Acids react with certain metals to produce _____ gas.
Hydrogen
What metals react with acids to produce hydrogen gas?
Magnesium
Zinc
Iron
When metals react with acids, what happens to the metals?
The seem to disappear in the solution
When metals disappear in acidic solutions, causes acids to be described as ______.
Corrosive
What does “corrosive” mean?
Eat away at other materials
Acids also react with ____ ions in a characteristic way.
Carbonate
An ____ is an atom or group of atoms with an electric charge.
Ion
Carbonate ions contain ___ and _____ atoms bonded together
Carbon and Oxygen
What kind of overall charge does a carbonate ion carry?
Positive or Negative
Negative
What happens when acids react with carbonate compounds?
A gas forms
Scientists who study the earth are called
Geologists