‭Analysis‬‭Questions‬‭for‬‭Acid/Base‬‭Testing‬ ‭oct.

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‭1.‬ ‭The‬‭most‬‭acidic‬‭substance‬‭that‬‭was‬‭tested‬‭was‬‭vinegar.‬

‭2.‬ ‭The‬‭most‬‭basic‬‭substance‬‭that‬‭was‬‭tested‬‭was‬‭bleach.‬

‭3.‬ ‭ n‬‭acid‬‭such‬‭as‬‭HCl‬‭can‬‭be‬‭identified‬‭from‬‭their‬‭chemical‬‭formula‬‭by‬‭seeing‬
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‭if‬‭there‬‭is‬‭a‬‭hydrogen‬‭in‬‭at‬‭the‬‭front‬‭of‬‭the‬‭chemical‬‭formula‬‭and‬‭writing‬‭(aq)‬‭at‬
‭the‬‭end.‬‭You‬‭can‬‭identify‬‭a‬‭base‬‭such‬‭as‬‭NaOH‬‭from‬‭their‬‭chemical‬‭formula‬
‭because‬‭there‬‭is‬‭always‬‭hydroxide‬‭ion‬‭as‬‭the‬‭anion.‬

‭4.‬ I‭f‬‭you‬‭were‬‭allowed‬‭to‬‭use‬‭one‬‭indicator‬‭to‬‭identify‬‭an‬‭unknown‬‭solution‬‭as‬
‭acidic,‬‭base,‬‭or‬‭neutral‬‭I‬‭would‬‭choose‬‭the‬‭PH‬‭paper‬‭because‬‭it‬‭comes‬‭with‬‭a‬‭PH‬
‭scale‬‭where‬‭you‬‭can‬‭see‬‭the‬‭number‬‭and‬‭colour.‬‭So,‬‭if‬‭the‬‭colour‬‭is‬‭reds,‬
‭oranges,‬‭or‬‭yellows‬‭then‬‭it‬‭is‬‭more‬‭acetic.‬‭Then‬‭if‬‭you‬‭see‬‭blues‬‭and‬‭purples‬‭then‬
‭you‬‭know‬‭it's‬‭basic.‬‭Lastly,‬‭if‬‭the‬‭colour‬‭is‬‭more‬‭green‬‭then‬‭it‬‭is‬‭most‬‭likely‬
‭neutral.‬‭The‬‭PH‬‭paper‬‭will‬‭always‬‭have‬‭a‬‭different‬‭colour‬‭for‬‭each‬‭solution‬‭so‬‭it‬
‭makes‬‭it‬‭easier‬‭to‬‭see,‬‭even‬‭for‬‭neutrals.‬

‭5.‬ ‭ itmus,‬‭methyl‬‭orange,‬‭and‬‭bromothymol‬‭blue‬‭are‬‭commercial‬‭indicators‬
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‭while‬‭cabbage‬‭juice‬‭is‬‭a‬‭natural‬‭indicator‬‭because‬‭commercial‬‭indicators‬‭are‬
‭more‬‭easy‬‭to‬‭store‬‭and‬‭use‬‭and‬‭natural‬‭indicators‬‭already‬‭have‬‭a‬‭chemical‬‭in‬‭it‬
‭and‬‭you‬‭have‬‭to‬‭take‬‭it‬‭out‬‭of‬‭the‬‭cabbage‬‭for‬‭example.‬

‭6.‬ ‭ sing‬‭the‬‭properties‬‭of‬‭acids‬‭and‬‭bases‬‭in‬‭a‬‭lab‬‭to‬‭identify‬‭an‬‭unknown‬
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‭substance‬‭is‬‭not‬‭always‬‭a‬‭good‬‭indicator‬‭because‬‭it’s‬‭not‬‭safe‬‭to‬‭taste‬‭every‬
‭solution‬‭to‬‭see‬‭if‬‭it‬‭tastes‬‭sour‬‭or‬‭bitter.‬‭For‬‭example‬‭you‬‭aren’t‬‭going‬‭to‬‭taste‬
‭bleach‬‭to‬‭taste‬‭the‬‭bitterness.‬‭Also‬‭some‬‭chemicals‬‭might‬‭not‬‭be‬‭safe‬‭to‬‭touch,‬
‭so‬‭you‬‭can’t‬‭see‬‭if‬‭it‬‭is‬‭slippery.‬‭These‬‭properties‬‭aren’t‬‭that‬‭useful‬‭to‬‭a‬‭lot‬‭of‬
‭solutions,‬‭so‬‭no‬‭I‬‭would‬‭not‬‭use‬‭these‬‭properties‬‭to‬‭identify‬‭an‬‭unknown‬
‭substance.‬

‭7.‬ I‭‬‭think‬‭metal‬‭pop‬‭cans‬‭are‬‭lined‬‭with‬‭a‬‭plastic‬‭coating‬‭to‬‭prevent‬‭the‬‭pop‬‭from‬
‭corrosion.‬‭If‬‭the‬‭carbonic‬‭acid‬‭reacts‬‭with‬‭the‬‭metal‬‭can‬‭then‬‭it‬‭will‬‭corrupt,‬‭so‬
‭they‬‭put‬‭a‬‭plastic‬‭coating‬‭as‬‭a‬‭shield.‬