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    Knowledge organiser – 6.

    1 Acid and alkali Chemical reactions are very useful as they make useful KEYWORD DEFINITION
    substances (medicine, fabrics or building materials). They also
    Signs that a chemical reaction is taking place: Acid Solution with a pH value less than 7.
    transfer energy (burning coal or gas to generate electricity).
     Flames or sparks Sometimes they are not useful (rotting foot, rust on bicycles).
     Smell (sweet or foul) Alkali A soluble base with a pH value more than 7
     Change in temperature (hot / cold) Universal indicator (solution or paper) is a mixture of different
     Loud pop / bang or gentle fizzing (a gas is indicators. It can show us whether a solution is acid or alkali Chemical A change in which atoms are rearranged to
    being given off) AND how strongly acidic or alkaline a solution is. This is reaction create new substances.
    measured using the pH scale. A solution is concentrated if it has a large
    Concentrated
    number of solute particles per unit volume.
    neutral solutions = pH 7 exactly A measure of the number of particles in a
    acidic solutions have pH values < 7 Concentration
    given volume.
    alkaline solutions have pH values > 7
    A solution is dilute if it has a small number of
    Dilute
    Litmus indicator solution turns red in acidic solutions solute particles per unit volume.
    and blue in alkaline solutions. It turns purple in Substances used to identify whether
    Indicator
    neutral solutions. unknown solutions are acidic or alkaline.
    Shows whether a substance is acid, alkali or
    pH scale
    neutral. It ranges from 0 – 14.
    A change that is reversible, in which new
    Physical change
    substances are not made. E.g. ice  water.
    A change in which it is possible to get back to
    Reversible
    the original substance.
    NEUTRALISATION
    A chemical reaction happens if you mix together an acid A compound in which the hydrogen atoms
    and an alkali. The reaction is called neutralisation. A Salt of an acid are replaced by atoms of a metal
    neutral solution is made if you add just the right amount element.
    of acid and base together. The products formed are salt
    and water.
    acid + alkali  salt + water
    Hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide  sodium chloride + water

    USES:
     Soil for crops: Can add base (alkali) to the soil to
    neutralise some of the soil acid. This makes it
    suitable to grow crops, like tea.
     Acidic lakes: Acid rain falls in lakes and makes it
    more acidic. Some animals and plants cannot live
    there. Base is added to increase the pH.

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