Acids and Bases

Properties of Acids: tastes sour, feels sticky, turns Litmus paper red, corrosive, less than 7 pH

Properties of Bases: tastes bitter, feels slippery, turns Litmus paper blue, caustic, greater than 7 pH

Arrhenius acids: produce hydrogen ions in solution (H+)

Arrhenius bases: produce hydroxide ions in solution (OH-)

Arrhenius acids and bases 

Water can be an acid or a base (amphoteric).

Bronsted-Lowery acids donate a proton.

Bronsted-Lowery bases accept a proton.

Acids produce conjugate bases and bases produce conjugate acids. 

Bronsted-Lowery acids and bases