What chemical property do all acids have in common?
What colour does litmus paper turn in an acidic solution?
What colour does litmus paper turn in an alkali solution?
Which solutions are hazardous? (You can pick more than one answer)
Universal indicator measures the ___________ of a solution.
What does a pH value of less than 7 mean?
What does a pH value of 7 mean?
What does a pH value of greater than 7 mean?
Hydrochloric acid is very acidic. What pH will it have?
If a solution is labelled "corrosive", what does this mean?
What type of bases can form alkaline solutions?
What is a neutralisation reaction?
What happens to the pH of an acidic solution if it is neutralised?
_________ rain can cause damage to plants, animals and buildings
How does the pH of acid rain compare to the pH of normal rain?
What two gaseous pollutants cause acid rain? (Pick 2 boxes)
_____________ bases react with acids to produce carbon dioxide gas.
What is produced when a metal reacts with an acidic solution? (You can pick more than one box)
If a lit splint goes out with a squeaky pop, what gas is present?
What acid can form metal sulphate salts when it reacts?
What acid can form metal chloride salts when it reacts?
What acid can form metal nitrate salts when it reacts?
What is the chemical formula of nitric acid?
What is the chemical formula of sulphuric acid?
Acids, bases, and alkalis are substances that can react in chemical reactions.
What is the name of the reaction between an acid and a base?
Match up words to their correct definitions.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Alkali | arrow_right_alt | A substance which reacts with a base in a neutralisation reaction. |
Base | arrow_right_alt | Soluble bases which dissolve in water. |
Acid | arrow_right_alt | Any substance that reacts with an acid. |
The pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline a solution is. pH can be measured using universal indicator.
Universal indicator can be used to test if neutralisation reactions have occurred.
An acid is tested with universal indicator before and after a neutralisation reaction.
What colour change would be seen?
pH is measured on a scale that works in two directions.
How much more alkaline is pH 12 than pH 9?
Acids react with some metals to form two products.
Complete the word equations for the below reactions between metals and acids.
Aluminium + Sulphuric acid →
Sodium + Nitric acid →
When acids react with some metals, bubbles can be observed.
Lena wanted to test if the bubbles that she observed during a chemical reaction contained hydrogen gas.
Describe what Lena could do to test if the gas produced by the chemical reaction is hydrogen.
Cars are one of the sources of pollutants on Earth.
Name the primary and secondary pollutants of the example above.
Primary pollutant:
Secondary pollutant:
Explain how a car releasing nitrogen monoxide in one country can cause acid rain damage to a forest in a different country.
- include how the pollutant in acid rain is formed.
- describe the pollutants and sources that can cause acid rain.
A student tests two unknown solutions to see if they are acidic or alkaline. Their observations are recorded in the table below, but they did not finish their conclusion.
Complete the table using the words “acidic” and “alkaline”.

Complete the pH scale with the words:
very acidic; very alkaline; less acidic; less alkaline; neutral

A small change in pH can mean a big change in how acidic or alkaline a solution is.
Corrosive substances are dangerous to humans because they can cause chemical burns.
Choose the substance or substances that could have the corrosive hazard symbol on them.