Properties of Common Inorganic Acids and Bases (HSC SSCE Chemistry): Flashcards

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Properties of Common Inorganic Acids and Bases
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Taste of acids

Sour

Effect of acids on blue litmus

Turns red (BAR: Blue in Acid goes Red)

Why acids conduct electricity in water

Form mobile charged particles (ions)

Effect of bases on red litmus

Turns blue

Feel of bases in aqueous solution

Slippery or soapy

Definition of an acid

Produces H+\text{H}^+ or H3O+\text{H}_3\text{O}^+ in aqueous solution

Definition of a base

Contains/produces OH\text{OH}^- or O2\text{O}^{2-}

What acid-base indicators do

Change colour in acidic or basic solutions

Amphoteric oxides

Oxides that act as both acid and base

Elements with amphoteric oxides

Beryllium, aluminium, zinc, tin, lead

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