Topic: Unit 7E Acids and Alkalis

Key word
Definition
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Acids
Chemicals with a pH number below 7.
They are corrosive.
Acidic
This describes a chemical that is an
acid.
Alkali
Chemicals with a pH above 7. They
are also corrosive.
Alkaline
This describes a chemical that is an
alkali.
Hazard
Something that can be dangerous.
Irritant

Something that makes skin or eyes

sore.
Corrosive
Something that eats away at skin or
other materials.
Indicator
A substance that makes different
colours when it is added to an acid or
alkali.
pH
The number that shows if a
substance is an acid or an alkali.
Neutral
When a chemical is neither an acid
nor an alkali.
Universal
An indicator that shows all the
Indicator
different pHs of acids and alkalis.
Litmus
An indicator that can show whether
or not a chemical is an acid or alkali.
Neutralisation When acids and/or alkalis are made
neutral.
Salt
The type of compound always made
when an acid reacts.