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Acid bases and salts

The following terms are used when dealing with acids, bases and salts.
1. acid
2. base
3. oxide
4. basic oxide
5. acid anhydride (acidic oxide)
6. amphoteric oxide
7. neutral oxide
8. alkali
9. salt

Assignment
1. Use the definitions below along with some research to define the above terms and state the
name and formula of at least two examples of each

Definitions
1. A compound formed between oxygen and one other element.
2. An oxide which reacts with an acid to form a salt and water only.
3. A substance which when dissolved in water produces hydrogen ions as the only positively
charged ions.
4. An oxide which reacts with water to form an acid
5. A substance formed when the hydrogen in an acid is replaced by a metal or ammonium
ion.
6. An oxide which reacts with neither an acid nor a base.
7. A substance which reacts with an acid to form a salt and water only.
8. An oxide which reacts with both an acid and a base to form a salt and water only.
9. A soluble base

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