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What are alkalis and alkalines? What is the difference between these Explain.

Important Questions on Acids and Bases

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Vankarbhaibhas explained the definition of an acid and a base, given by Robert Boyle in the classroom. Then the students of the classroom gave some suggestions regarding acid and base. Which suggestion is wrong among these?

Prashant: Acids are sour in taste and bases are bitter.

Dhruvi: Acid does not give any effect on wet blue litmus paper while base turns blue litmus paper blue.

Seil: Acid liberates dry hydrogen gas (H2) by the reaction with the metal. The base does not react with all metals.

Jaydeep: By neutralisation reaction between acid and base, salt and water is produced.

 

 

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Name two natural sources of acid and base.
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An aqueous solution turns red litmus blue. Excess addition of which of the following solutions would reverse the change? 
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What is an alkali? Do basic solutions also have H+(aq) ions? If yes, then why are these basic? 

HARD

The salt solution which does not react with ammonium hydroxide is:

EASY

Which acid is present in each of the following? 

(a) Sour milk (b) Tamarind (c) Orange.

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Name the natural sources of (i) acetic acid and (ii) uric acid.
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An indicator is added to Potassium Hydroxide and the solution turns pink:

Name the indicator that is added.

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You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contains an acidic solution and basic solution respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?
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Pratyush took sulphur powder on a spatula and heated it. He collected the evolved by inverting a test tube over it. What will be the action of gas on the following?

Dry litmus paper.

EASY
What is the natural source of tartaric 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?
EASY
The chemical formula of ammonium hydroxide is-
HARD
There is no change in the colour of red litmus and blue litmus paper when introduced into an aqueous solution of sodium chloride. After passing direct current through the same solution, red litmus changes to blue colour. Which product is responsible for this change ? Mention any two uses of this product.
 
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An indicator is added to Potassium Hydroxide and the solution turns pink:

What is the colour change you will observe if you add litmus to the same solution?

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Name the acid present in sour milk.
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Acid turn methyl orange: 
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Pratyush took sulphur powder on a spatula and heated it. He collected the evolved by inverting a test tube over it. What will be the action of gas on the following?

Moist litmus paper.

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Dry hydrogen chloride gas does not change the colour of dry litmus paper. Why ?
EASY
Which of the following phenomena occur, when a small amount of acid is added to water?