Sunday, November 28, 2010

Test 10 ~ Objective 6

Objective 6:

1. acid: something that reacts with a base to neutralizes its properties, something that tastes sour, something that reacts with an active metal to liberate hydrogen gas, and something that conducts electricity

2. neutralization: a chemical reaction when an acid and a base react to form salt

3. indicator: a halochromic (when the pH changes, the color also changes) chemical compound that you can add to a solution little by little to see the pH of a solution can be indicated visually

4. corrosive: if something is corrosive, then it will destroy or severely damage another thing when it comes into contact with it

5. hydroxide ion: the negatively charged ion in a water solution of a base (they type of ions that are formed when bases are dissolved in water)

Cites:
http://www.zellescienceblog.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutralization_(chemistry)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH_indicator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosive_substance
http://www.yourdictionary.com/hydroxide-ion

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