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What is bases,Acids,and salt

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What is bases,Acids,and salt
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Ishan Kuduchkar 5 years, 2 months ago

An acid is defined as a substance whose water solution tastes sour, turns blue litmus red and neutralizes bases. A substance is called base if its aqueous solution tastes bitter, turns red litmus blue or neutralizes acids. Salt is a neutral substance whose aqueous solution does not affect litmus.

Gaurav Seth 5 years, 2 months ago

Acids

The term acid is derived from a Latin word ‘acidus’ or ‘acere’, which means sour. The most common characteristic is their sour taste. An acid is a substance that renders ionizable hydronium ion (H3O+) in its aqueous solution. It turns blue litmus paper red. 

Bases

The most common characteristic of bases is their bitter taste and soapy feel. A base is a substance that renders hydroxyl ion(OH) in their aqueous solution. Bases turn the colour of red litmus paper to blue.

Salts

Salt is an ionic compound that results from the neutralization reaction of acids and bases. Salts are constituted of positively charged ions, known as cations and negatively charged ions, known as anions, which can either be organic or inorganic in nature. These ions are present in a relative amount, thus rendering the nature of the salt neutral.

Yogita Ingle 5 years, 2 months ago

Acids

    • An acid is a chemical substance that has a sour taste.

    • Many food items such as lemons, curd, vinegar and orange taste sour because of the presence of acid in them.

    • Acidic Substances are the substances that contain acid in them.

    • Natural Acids are the acids that occur in nature, for example, acids found in fruits are natural acids.


    Bases
    • base is a chemical substance that has a bitter taste and a soapy texture.

    • Bases are found in different substances such as bleach, ammonia, washing powder and soap.

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