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Home › Science › Chemistry › Acids and Bases

Acids and Bases

Definitions

  • An acid is a solution having an excess of H+ ions. It turns blue litmus paper red.
  • A weak acid has a pH of 3-6.
  • A strong acid has a pH of 0-3.
  • A base has an excess of OH- ions. It turns red litmus paper blue.
  • A weak base has a pH of 8-10.
  • A strong base has a pH of 10-14.
  • A neutral solution has a pH of 7.

Reactions

  • Many nonmetallic oxides react with water to form acids.
  • Many metallic oxides react with water to form bases.

Acids

    Common Name Formula
    Acetic C2H4O2
    Ascorbic H2C6H6O6
    Boric H3BO3
    Carbonic H2CO3
    Chlorus HClO2
    Citric C3H6O3
    Cyanic HCNO
    Formic (Methanoic) H2CO2
    Hydrobromic HBr
    Hydrochloric HCl
    Hydrofluoric HF
    Hydrogen Peroxide H2O2
    Iodic HIO3
    Lactic HC3H5O3
    Nitric HNO2
    Nitrous HNO2
    Oxalic H3C6H5O7
    Phosphoric H3PO4
    Phosphorus C2H4O2
    Salicylic HC7H5O3
    Sulfuric H2SO4
    Sulfurous H2SO3

Bases

    Common Name Formula
    Ammonium Hydroxide NH4OH
    Barium Hydroxide Ba(OH)2
    Calcium Hydroxide Ca(OH)2
    Cesium Hydroxide CsOH
    Lithium Hydroxide LiOH
    Potassium Hydroxide KOH
    Rubidium Hydroxide RbOH
    Sodium Hydroxide NaOH
    Strontium Hydroxide Sr(OH)2








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