Thursday, 10 April 2014

Apr. 10 – Acids and Bases


Today we began talking about Acids and Bases.

What's an acid?  What is a base?  Have a look at the notes here:
Here are some common household items that are either acids or bases.


They have some similar and some very different properties.  We completed a Venn diagram of the similarities and differences of acids and bases.

What this video of what some powerful acids and bases can do to coke cans:


We then guessed if some substances were acids or bases:

Acid or Base?

 - tomato juice (acid)
 - cough syrup (base)
 - oven cleaner (base)
 - water (neutral)
 - blood (mostly neutral)
 - seawater (base)
 - coffee (acid)
 - saliva (neutral)
 - hair bleach (base)
 - vinegar (acid)
 - baking soda (base)

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