Acids, Bases, and Salts

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Acids, Bases, and Salts: Overview

This topic explains concepts such as Acids and Bases, Acids, Strong Acids, Weak Acids, etc.

Important Questions on Acids, Bases, and Salts

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What are the bases soluble in water called?

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Give equations to show how the Phosphoric acid is made from its corresponding anhydride.

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What is the taste of sulphuric acid?

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What does alkaline really means?

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Is ferric hydroxide a base or alkali?

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Ammonia is a base but does not contain hydroxyl group

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Write a short note on acid.

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Is coffee acidic or basic?

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Give few examples of weak acids.

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Give examples of strong acids.

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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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Which of the following is true about the two statements?
Statement I: Reactivity of aluminium decreases when it is dipped in a cone, nitric acid.
Statement II: A protective layer of aluminium nitrate is formed when aluminium is dipped in nitric acid.
Choose an appropriate match.

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Match the items of column 1 with those of column 2 in the following question.

    Column 1                                                                                   Column 2

1. HCl                                                                                   (i) Weak base

2. CH3COOH                                                                     (ii) Strong base

3. KOH                                                                                 (iii) Weak acid

4. Mg(OH)2                                                                          (iv) Strong acid

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Alchemists called sour substances acids and bitter substances bases

Based on this definition, which of the following items are matched wrongly?

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Weak acids ionise completely when dissolved in water.

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Carbonic acid is an example of a _____ acid.

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An example of weak acid is:

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An aqueous solution of strong acid contains only ions.