INDEX TASK

ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS

Entry level test:

1. Acid present in our stomach is ……………………………………..

2. …………………………………. is used to compare the strength of two acids.

3. Sodium chloride is ……………………………….. (Acid, Base, Salt).

4. Which acid is considered as the leading economic indicator of a country’s progress and
why?

Scientific Terminology
1. Acids
2. Bases
3. Alkali
4. Salts
5. Neutralization reaction

Task 1
P1: Understand the properties of Acids and bases
P2: Identify the organic acids
P3: Apply the knowledge to classify materials

1. State differences between acids and bases.

2. How are mineral acids different from organic acids? Identify the organic acid present
in the following food items:

Tomato
Apple
Pineapple
Coffee
Cranberry, Plums
Butter
Milk
Pepsi, Coca cola
Tea

3. Is the distilled water acidic/basic/neutral? Give reason. How would you verify it?
 5. All alkalis are bases, but all bases are not alkalis. Justify this statement.

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Task 2

P1: Understand neutralization reaction

P2: able to differentiate materials based on pH
P3: Apply the knowledge in day to day life.

1. a) Define salt. Are they acidic, basic or neutral? Give example

2. a) What is pH? Who proposed pH first time? Draw a pH scale and label the given pH
values.

• Lemons - pH 2
• Seawater - pH 8
• Grapefruit - pH 3
• Saliva - pH 6
• Vinegar - pH 2
• Tomato Juice - pH 4
• Oven cleaner - pH 13
• Gastric Acid - pH 2
• Soap - pH 12

3. Give reason:
(a) An antacid tablet is taken when you suffer from acidity.
(b) Calamine solution is applied on the skin when an ant bites
(c) Factory waste is neutralized before disposing it into the water bodies.
(d) Annie applied baking soda on bee bite.
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Task 3

P1: Able to list indicators

P2: Able to identify solution using indicators

P3: Able to classify materials using natural indicators

1. What are indicators? Explain the natural indicator and synthetic indicators with
examples.
2. Red litmus paper is dipped in a solution. It remains red. What is the nature of the
solution? Explain
3. Tia observes the following while doing an experiment

indicators /Solution A B C
China rose(pink in color) Dark pink(Magenta) Green color No change
Turmeric paste(yellow in color) No change Red color yellow

a) Find out the nature of solution A, B and

C.
b) Which of these is strongly acidic and
basic?
c) Which two solutions will react to show neutralization reaction?
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Exit questions:

1. Bases soluble in water are known as ……………………

2. Differentiate an acid and a base.
3. NaHCO3 is ………………. kind of salt. (Acidic, Basic, Neutral)
4. pH value of water is ………………… (One, Ten, Seven)