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Testing: Thymolphthalein
phenolphthalein colorless to pink
Methyl orange when it is acid it is red, when it is base it is yellow
Universal Indicator from red to violet
Litmus acid is red, base is blue
pH:
An acidic solution has a pH number less than 7.
An alkaline solution has a pH number greater than 7.
A neutral solution has a pH number of exactly 7.
classification
——Organic acids: ethanoic acid, methanoic acid, lactic acid, citric acid (all weak acid)
Mineral acid: carbonic acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric. Acid
(all strong acid)
Reaction
——metals = salt+hydrogen
Bases = salt + water
carbonates = salt + water + carbon dioxide
classification
——Alkalis
sodium hydroxide (strong)
Calcium hydroxide(strong)
Ammonia solution (weak)
——Bases
Calcium oxide (strong)
Magnesium oxide (strong)