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    Acids & Bases: They Are Everywhere.. in Your Food in Your House Even in You!!!!!

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    Acids and bases are found everywhere, including in food, homes, and within our bodies, where they perform many essential functions. Acids are compounds that contain excess hydrogen ions and have sour tastes, can conduct electricity, and react with metals. Bases are compounds that contain excess hydroxide ions and have bitter tastes, feel slippery, and turn red litmus paper blue. The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a solution is, and neutralization reactions occur when acids and bases are mixed.

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    Acids & Bases: They Are Everywhere.. in Your Food in Your House Even in You!!!!!

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    Acids and bases are found everywhere, including in food, homes, and within our bodies, where they perform many essential functions. Acids are compounds that contain excess hydrogen ions and have sour tastes, can conduct electricity, and react with metals. Bases are compounds that contain excess hydroxide ions and have bitter tastes, feel slippery, and turn red litmus paper blue. The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a solution is, and neutralization reactions occur when acids and bases are mixed.

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    Acids and bases are found everywhere, including in food, homes, and within our bodies, where they perform many essential functions. Acids are compounds that contain excess hydrogen ions and have sour tastes, can conduct electricity, and react with metals. Bases are compounds that contain excess hydroxide ions and have bitter tastes, feel slippery, and turn red litmus paper blue. The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a solution is, and neutralization reactions occur when acids and bases are mixed.

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    Acids & Bases

    They are everywhere..


    In your food
    In your house
    EVEN IN YOU!!!!!
    Where do we find Acids and Bases?
     They are compounds...
    that are fundamental to the functioning of
    our world. – we need them!

     They are essential to Life;

     They are responsible for many, many


    processes in nature;

     They are important in may products and


    processes we have come to expect in our
    daily lives.
    Continue Video to 3:15
    What is an acid?
     An acid is a solution that has an
    excess of Hydrogen (H+ ions).

     The more H+ ions, the more


    acidic the solution.
    Properties of an Acid

     Tastes Sour
     Conducts Electricity
     Corrosive; (they break
    down certain substances.
    Many acids can corrode
    fabric, skin,and paper).
     Some acids react
    strongly with metals.

     Turns blue litmus


    paper red
    Uses of Acids
     Acetic Acid = Vinegar

     Citric Acid = lemons, limes, &


    oranges. It is in many sour
    candies such as lemonhead &
    sour patch.

     Ascorbic acid = Vitamin C


    which your body needs to
    function.

     Sulfuric acid is used in the


    production of fertilizers, steel,
    paints, and plastics.

     Car batteries
    What is a base?
     A base is a solution that has
    an excess of OH- ions.

     Another word for base is


    alkali.

     Bases are substances


    that can accept
    hydrogen ions

     H + OH = ________
    Properties of a Base
     Feel Slippery

     Taste Bitter

     Corrosive

     Can conduct electricity.


    (Think alkaline batteries.)

     Do not react with metals.

     Turns red litmus


    paper blue.
    Uses of Bases

     Bases give soaps, ammonia,


    and many other cleaning
    products
     The OH- ions interact strongly
    with certain substances, such
    as dirt and grease.
     Chalk and oven cleaner are
    examples of familiar products
    that contain bases.
     Your blood is a basic solution.

    Video to 12:37 pH scale


    pH Scale
     pH is a measure of how acidic or basic a
    solution is.

    • The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14.


     Acidic solutions have pH values below 7

     A solution with a pH of 0 is very acidic.

     A solution with a pH of 7 is neutral.

    • Pure water has a pH of 7.

    • Basic solutions have pH values above 7.


    pH Scale
    • A change of 1 pH unit represents a
    tenfold change in the acidity of the
    solution. (X 10)
    • For example, if one solution has a pH of 1
    and a second solution has a pH of 2, the
    first solution is not twice as acidic as the
    second—it is ten times more acidic.
    Acid – Base Reactions

     A reaction between an
    acid and a base is
    called neutralization.
    An acid-base mixture
    is not as acidic or
    basic as the individual
    starting solutions.
    Acid – Base reactions

     Each salt listed in this


    table can be formed by
    the reaction between an
    acid and a base.

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