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What's the difference between bases and alkalis? Can you tell by the pH of a substance?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Firstly, we need to define a base and alkali

A base is a substance that can neutralize the acid by reacting with hydrogen or hydroxonium ions

An alkali is a soluble base. This implies that alkali is a base that dissolves in water

Hence, all Akali are bases and all bases are not alkali

When the base neutralizes acid by reacting with a hydrogen ion, the resulting ions will be negatively charged which is the Hydroxyl ion


H^++OH^-\rightarrow H_2^{}O

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