25 Unit Test Acid and Base Answer Key

UNIT TEST – ACID AND BASE
Name: _____________________________________ Date: _________________________

Section: ____________________________________ Teacher: ______________________
Instruction: Encircle the letter of the BEST answer.
1. Which of the following common kitchen items is classified as being an acid?
a. Lemon Juice b. Eggs c. Baking Soda d. Dish Soap
2. Which of the following is NOT a base?
a. Soap b. SOS cleaner c. Shampoo d. Vinegar
3. Acidic foods can be identified by what taste?
a. Salty b. Sour c. Bitter d. Sweet
4. Bases taste bitter, while acids taste sour.
a. True b. False
5. What is the scale called that measure the strength of acids and bases?
a. pH scale b. Acidity scale c. Corrosive scale d. Hydrogen scale
6. A solution feels kind of slippery, I can predict that it is a/an ______________ solution with a pH ____________
a. Acidic, above b. Basic, below c. Basic, above d. Acidic, below
7. What does litmus paper do?
a. determines if a solution is basic or acidic c. creates a synthesis reaction
b. determines the amount of hydroxide in a solution d. determines if a compound is metal or nonmetal
8. What happens when blue litmus paper is dipped in dilute nitric acid?
a. The blue litmus paper turns red c. The blue litmus paper turns yellow
b. The blue litmus paper turns colorless d. The blue litmus paper turns green
9. What happens to litmus paper in acidic solutions?
a. red litmus turns blue c. yellow litmus turns green
b. blue litmus turns red
10. Soap turned green with eggplant indicator, so it is considered a/an
a. Acid b. base c. neutral d. none of the above
11. An acid-base _____________ tells us whether a substance is an acid or a base.
a. reaction b. mixture c. indicator d. molecule
12. Bases taste bitter, while acids taste sour.
a. True b. False
13. What is produced when an acid reacts with a base?
a. Salt and water b. Hydrogen and water c. hydroxide and water d. All of the above
14. The range of numbers used in the pH scale is:
a. 0-5 b. 0-7 c. 0-10 d. 0-14
15. On the pH scale, where can you find strong acids and strong bases?
a. In the middle of the pH scale c. On the left side of the pH scale
b. On the right side of the pH scale d. On either end of the pH scale
16. The table shows the pH of three substances.
pH Values
Substances pH
Blood 7.3
Ammonia 11.0
Milk 6.5
Which best describes milk?
a. slightly basic b. strongly basic c. slightly acidic d. strongly
acidic
17. From the table above, which lists the substances from least to most acidic?
a. ammonia, blood milk c. ammonia, milk, blood
b. milk, blood, ammonia d. blood, milk, ammonia
18. Which substance has a pH value closest to neutral?
a. Milk b. Blood c. Ammonia d. Milk and Blood
19. Which of the following pH values would be acidic?
a. 2 b. 7 c. 9 d. 14
20. A solution with a pH value of 7 indicates a/an
a. volatile solution b. alkaline solution c. neutral solution d. acidic solution
21. What is the pH of pure water?
a. 4 b. 7 c. 9 d. 10
22. The liquid in your stomach has a pH of 2, so it’s a base.
a. True b. False
23. A substance that has a pH above 7.0 is considered to be a/an
a. neutral solution c. solution
b. acid solution d. base solution
24. Strong acids will have a pH scale of 6-8.
a. True b. False
25. A household cleaner has a pH around 10. It would be considered a/an:
a. base b. acid c. neutral d. liquid
26. Below is a listing of some common items and their approximate pH values
Which of the following items would turn blue litmus paper red?
a. Ammonia b. Eggs c. Tomatoes d. Pure water
27. Which of the following groups are acids?
a. Ammonia, bleach, calcium
b. Apple juice, coffee, vinegar
c. Baking soda, blood, drain cleaner
28. In cranberry juice the molecules break apart and release ions, because there are more H+ ions than OH- ions,
cranberry juice is _____________ on the pH scale.
a. Acidic b. Basic
29. Acidic solutions contain high concentrations of ____________
a. Hydrogen ions b. hydroxide ions c. water d. oxygen
30. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning acids and bases?
a. acids and bases don’t react with each other
b. acids mixed with bases neutralize each other
c. acids mixed with bases make stronger bases
d. acids mixed with bases make stronger acids
31. When an acid and a base are mixed, a process called ________________ occurred.
a. Reactivity b. Flammability c. Neutralization
32. Sugar solution does not change the color of both blue and red litmus paper. Therefore, sugar solution is referred as
a. Acidic b. Basic c. Neutral d. Solution
33. Which of these acids is most likely to be dangerous?
a. Citric acid b. Carbonic acid c. Hydrochloric acid
34. Of the following substances, which is the strongest acid?
a. Vinegar b. Rain water c. Stomach acid (HCl) d. Coke
35. Which one of the following substances should you rub to the sting of a bee to neutralize it?
a. Lemon juice b. Baking soda c. Vinegar d. Water
36. . Why should you be careful dealing with acids?
a. They can eat your skin away c. They smell really bad
b. They can cause an upset stomach
37. . In relation to the properties of acids and bases, why should chemicals never be tested by taste or smell?
a. Some acids and bases are very corrosive, and can burn your throat, stomach, nose and skin on contact
b. Human taste is not accurate enough to distinguish between “sour” and “bitter”
c. pH cannot be measured by smell
d. Some bases are sour, and some acids are bitter
38. A map of eastern North America, showing the pH of rainfall in the various states, indicates that the pH of rain in New
York State varies from 4.22 to 4.40. According to these figures, the most acidic rainfall in New York State has a pH of
a. 4.22 b. 4.30 c. 4.35 d. 4.40
39. You are told that unknown liquid sample is a base. To be sure, you must do a litmus paper test. What color change
do you expect to see when you tested the sample with blue litmus paper?
a. Blue litmus paper turns red c. Blue litmus paper remains blue
b. Blue litmus paper turns colorless
40. In food processing and fruit preservation, pickling method is added to lower the pH values of a certain food. Which
would explain this statement?
a. Most harmful bacterial grow best at pH 7.
b. Most harmful bacteria are basic in nature.
c. Most food and fruits are basic in nature.
d. None of these
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