Acids and Bases Revision Questions

1. Which of the following is a base?

Vinegar Common salt Tomato juice Caustic soda

2. What will the colour of litmus paper turn into when dipped in orange juice?
Blue Orange Purple Red

3. Generally, how does a base taste ?

Salty Sweet Spicy Bitter

4. Which of the following is NOT an indicator?

Methyl Red Methyl Orange Phenolphthalein Demathalin

5. What is the pH of water considered to be?

Basic Neutral Acidic None of the above

6. Which of the following acids is used for cleaning cement floors?

Hydrochloric acid Nitric acid Sulphuric acid Tartaric acid

7. Which of the following bases is involved in the making of soap?

Baking soda Washing soda Ammonia Caustic soda

8. Which of the following is neutral in water?

Iodine Potassium chloride Baking soda Diethyl amine

9. What is the nature of common salt?

Acidic Neutral Basic None of the above

10. In a pH strip, if the range is from 8 to 11, what colour does it show?
Blue- Violet Green Orange- red Grey- black

12. Which of the following react with metals?

Any substance with a pH greater than 7 Bases Acids Both acids and bases

13. What is the pH of water at 25 degrees celcius?

8 7 6 5

16. What does a strong base do in solution?

becomes fully ionized establishes an equilibrium causes the solution to become charged it varies depending on the solutions contents

17. What is the range of pH for a acid?

7-14 greater than 7 less than 7 0-7

19. What is Kw?

An element A buffer solution An alternative measurement scale for pH The ionization constant for water

20. What is a buffer solution?

Any basis solution A solution that changes pH quickly A solution that resists pH changes A solution that measures pH

21. What colour is methyl orange in alkali conditions?

Yellow Red Orange Blue

22. Why is universal indicator a better indicator to use than litmus indicator?
Universal indicator gives the pH of the solution. Universal indicator goes green if something is neutral. Litmus indicator can only be used for acids. Litmus indicator can only be used for alkalis.

23. Which of the following substances when mixed together will produce table salt (sodium chloride)?
Nitric acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate. Sodium thiosulphate and sulpur dioxide. Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. Chlorine and oxygen.

24. What colour would hydrochloric acid (pH 1) turn universal indicator?
Purple Orange Red Yellow

25. If I react magnesium with hydrochloric acid, what gas is produced?

Carbon dioxide No gas is produced Oxygen Hydrogen

26. Which of the following is the most accurate way of showing neutralisation?
There is no reaction between acids and bases Acid + base ------> neutral solution Acid + base ------> salt + water Acid + base ------> sodium chloride + hydrogen

27. What are the products, if a reaction occurs between nitric acid and sodium hydroxide?
Sodium nitrate + water Sodium nitrate + hydrogen Sodium hydrogenate + water No reaction

28. Aluminium will react with Hydrochloric acid. What are the products of this reaction?
No reaction Aluminium chloride + hydrogen Hydrogen chloride + aluminium Aluminium + hydrogen

30. If a base will dissolve in water, by what name is it better known?

Alkali Acid Neutralisation Basic

31. Litmus is a common indicator used to tell whether something is an acid or a base. If you dip a piece of
blue litmus paper into an acid, what colour will it turn? None, it will stay blue Yellow Purple Red

32. If you dip a piece of red litmus paper into an acid, what colour will it turn?
Purple Blue None, it will stay red Yellow

34. If you were to drop some phenolphthalein into a base, what colour would it turn?
Purple-Pink Clear Red Yellow

35. Goldenrod paper comes as little strips, similar to litmus. If you were to dip a piece of goldenrod paper in
a base, what colour would it turn? Orange Green Yellow Red

36. Now on to universal indicator. What colour would this turn in a very strong acid?
Purple Yellow Red Green

37. What colour would universal indicator turn if a substance was neutral?
Yellow Blue Red Green

38. If you were to put some universal indicator in a very strong base, what colour would it turn?
Red Green Purple Yellow

39. One unconventional indicator is red cabbage juice. What colour will this common liquid turn in a base?
Purple Yellow Red Blue-Green

40. An indicator that you wouldn't find at home is Phenol Red. What colour does this indicator turn in an
acid? Red Pink Green Yellow