What is bases,Acids,and salt

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Posted by Nisha Kumari 5 years, 2 months ago
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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
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An acid is a chemical substance that has a sour taste.
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Many food items such as lemons, curd, vinegar and orange taste sour because of the presence of acid in them.
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Acidic Substances are the substances that contain acid in them.
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Natural Acids are the acids that occur in nature, for example, acids found in fruits are natural acids.
Bases-
A base is a chemical substance that has a bitter taste and a soapy texture.
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Bases are found in different substances such as bleach, ammonia, washing powder and soap.
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