Properties of Common Inorganic Acids and Bases (HSC SSCE Chemistry): Flashcards
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Taste of acids
Taste of acids
Sour
Effect of acids on blue litmus
Effect of acids on blue litmus
Turns red (BAR: Blue in Acid goes Red)
Why acids conduct electricity in water
Why acids conduct electricity in water
Form mobile charged particles (ions)
Effect of bases on red litmus
Effect of bases on red litmus
Turns blue
Feel of bases in aqueous solution
Feel of bases in aqueous solution
Slippery or soapy
Definition of an acid
Definition of an acid
Produces or in aqueous solution
Definition of a base
Definition of a base
Contains/produces or
What acid-base indicators do
What acid-base indicators do
Change colour in acidic or basic solutions
Amphoteric oxides
Amphoteric oxides
Oxides that act as both acid and base
Elements with amphoteric oxides
Elements with amphoteric oxides
Beryllium, aluminium, zinc, tin, lead
