Looking At Acids Flashcards
1
Q
What products usually contain acids?
A
Cleaning products
2
Q
Are acids corrosive or not?
A
They are corrosive
3
Q
What colour do most strong acids go in all indicators?
A
Red (apart from phenolphthalein where it goes colourless)
4
Q
What ions do acids contain?
A
H+ ions
5
Q
What ions do alkalis contain?
A
OH- ions
6
Q
What does a strong acid fully do into its ions?
A
Dissociates
7
Q
What does it mean to dissociate?
A
A molecule breaking up into its ions when dissolved in water
8
Q
Do weak acids fully dissociate?
A
Weak acids don’t fully dissociate
9
Q
What has a lot of H+ ions?
A
Strong acid
10
Q
What has a small amount of H+ ions?
A
Weak acid
11
Q
What has a lot of OH- ions?
A
Strong alkali
12
Q
What contains a small amount o OH- ions?
A
Weak alkali
