Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is an acid?
What is an acid?
- A chemical compound that produces salts when mixed with bases
- A chemical compound that is soapy to the touch
- A chemical compound that has a sharp taste and a corrosive action on metals (correct)
- A chemical compound that turns red vegetable dyes blue
What are bases?
What are bases?
- Chemical compounds that produce salts when mixed with acids
- Chemical compounds that turn red vegetable dyes blue
- Chemical compounds that are soapy to the touch (correct)
- Chemical compounds that have a sharp taste and a corrosive action on metals
What happens when acids and bases are mixed?
What happens when acids and bases are mixed?
- They become more acidic
- They become neutral (correct)
- They become more corrosive
- They become more basic