Section A

Answer the following question True / False?

1. True or false? Bases change litmus paper to blue.
2. True or false? Ammonia is an acid.
3. True or false? Properties of acids include being corrosive and having a
sour taste.
4. True or false? Sulfuric acid is known as a strong acid.
5. True or false? Base solutions have a pH below 7.
6. True or false? The chemical formula for sulfuric acid is H2SO4.
7. True or false? Lemons contain citric acid.
8. True or false? An alkali is an acid..
9. True or false? Neutral solutions have a pH of 0.
10. True or false? Acids change litmus paper to red.
11. True or false? The chemical formula for sodium hydroxide is NaH.
12. True or false? Acid solutions have a pH above 7.
13. True or false? Sodium hydroxide is known as a weak base.
14. True or false? Potassium hydroxide contains potassium, oxygen and
helium.

Section B
Answer the following questions :

1. Which of the following statements is true concerning acids and bases?
a. acids and bases don't react with each other
b. acids mixed with bases neutralize each other
c. acids mixed with bases make stronger bases
d. acids mixed with bases make stronger acids

2. True or false: bases are sometimes called alkalis.
a. True
b. False

3. Which is the correct set of acid properties, as described by Boyle:
a. sour taste, corrosive, change litmus from red to blue
b. sour taste, corrosive, change litmus from blue to red
c. sweet taste, slippery, change litmus from blue to red
d. sour taste, slippery, change litmus from blue to red

4. Which substance completely dissociates in water?
a. weak acids
b. strong acids

5. A chemical species having one ionizable hydrogen ion is:
a. Monoprotic
b. Diprotic
c. Triprotic
d. Polyprotic



Section C

Complete the following questions :

1. An acid is a chemical substance which _______ in water to produce ________, H+ /
______________, H3O+.
H+(aq) + _________ > H3O+(aq)
Example: _______(g) + H2O(l) > _________(aq) + Cl -(aq)

2. Complete the table below :

Acid Acid Name Ions
Hydrochloric acid
HNO3

Sulphuric acid

H
+
, CH3COO
-

3. Monoprotic acid = acid can produce only _________hydrogen ion per molecule in
water. (Example: ______)

Diprotic acid = acid can produce _____ _________ ions per molecule in water.
(Example: _____________)


A base is a chemical substance which reacts with ________ to produce a salt and
___________ only. Example : _____(s) + H____(aq) > NaCl(aq) +
H2O(l)

4. Complete the table below :

Acid Alkali

In the presence of water, an acid will
_____ to form _________, _______.


In the presence of water, an alkali will
________ to form ________, _____.

________ in taste


________ in taste


pH values ______ than 7

pH values ______ than 7


Universal indicator (___________)


Universal indicator (___________)


React with _______, to produce salts

React with an ammonium salt (alkali
and hydrogen gas.

2H____(aq) + Zn(s) >
_____Cl2(aq) + H2(g)


is _________) to produce __________.

_____(OH)2(aq) +
2____Cl(s) > BaCl2(aq) +
2H2O(l) + 2NH3(g)


React with __________ to produce salts,
carbon dioxide gas and ______

H2SO4(aq) + ___________(s) >
ZnSO4(aq) + ______(l) +
CO2(g)


React with __________ to produce metal
hydroxides (as precipitate).

2_____OH(aq) + Cu____(aq)
> Na2SO4(aq) + Cu(OH)2(s)
React with _______ to produce salts and
water.

2H_____(aq) + _____O(s)
> CuCl2(aq) + H2O(l)
React with _______ to produce salts and
water.

NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) >
______(aq) + ____(l)


Section D

1. State the meaning of acids
2. Briefly explain the role of water in showing the acidic properties of acid?
3. Explain what is the meaning all alkalis are bases but not all bases are
alkali. Give one example of alkalis and one example of bases?