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The taste of base is . (Sweet/Bitter)

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Important Questions on Acids, Bases and Salts

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The chemical formula of ammonium hydroxide is-
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NH3 gas can be dried by passing it over:
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Conjugate acid-base pair is
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What is an alkali? Do basic solutions also have H+(aq) ions? If yes, then why are these basic? 

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Which of the following is a dibasic acid?
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While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and not water to the acid?
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Dry hydrogen chloride gas does not change the colour of dry litmus paper. Why ?
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Which of the following phenomena occur, when a small amount of acid is added to water?
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With the help of labelled diagrams, describe an activity to show that acids produce ions only in aqueous solutions.
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How is the concentration of hydronium ions (H3O+) affected when the solution of an acid is diluted?
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Do basic solutions also have H+(aq) ions? If yes, then why are they basic?
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Why do acids not show acidic behaviour in the absence of water?
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HCl and HNO3 show acidic characters in aqueous solution while alcohol and glucose solutions do not. Give reason.
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Compounds such as alcohol and glucose also contain hydrogen but are not categorised as acids. Describe an activity to prove it.
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While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and not water to the acid?
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What type of ions are formed:
(i) when an acid is dissolved in water?
(ii) when a base (or alkali) is dissolved in water?
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How is the concentration of hydroxide ions OH- affected when excess base is dissolved in a solution of sodium hydroxide?
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While diluting a mineral acid why is it recommended to add acid slowly to water and not water to acid. Explain.
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Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of dry litmus paper?
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Why do HCl,H2SO4,HNO3, etc., show acidic character in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like C6H12O6 (glucose) and C2H5OH (alcohol) do not show acidic character?