CHAPTER

Acids, Bases
and Salts

2 . 1 UNDERST
ANDING THE CHEMIC
AL PROPERTIES OF
UNDERSTANDING
CHEMICAL
ACIDS AND BASES
2.1.1 Acids and Bases in the Laboratory
Activity 2.1

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2.1.2 How do Acids and Bases React with Metals?

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Activity 2.4

2.1.3 How do Metal Carbonates and Metal

Hydrogencarbonates React with Acids?
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2.1.4 How do Acids and Bases React with each other?

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2.1.5 Reaction of Metallic Oxides with Acids

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2.1.6 Reaction of a Non-metallic Oxide with Base

2.2 WHA
VE IN
WHATT DO ALL ACIDS AND ALL BASES HA
HAVE
COMMON?

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2.2.1 What Happens to an Acid or a Base in a Water Solution?

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2.3 HOW STRONG ARE ACID OR BASE SOLUTIONS?

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2.3.1 Impor
tance of pH in Ever
yday Life
Importance
Everyday

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2.4 MORE ABOUT SAL

TS
SALTS

2.4.1 Family of Salts

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2.4.2 pH of Salts
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2.4.3 Chemicals from Common Salt

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2.4.4 Are the Crystals of Salts really Dry?

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What you have learnt

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E X E R C I S E S

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