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Determine if this is a property of acids, bases, or neutral solutions: Feels slippery to the touch.

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Answer: Bases

Step-by-step explanation:

Bases have a slippery feel. Many soaps and detergents contain bases. Strong bases are able to react with the fatty acids and oils that naturally occur on the surface of your skin. The product of the reaction (which is known as saponification) is effectively a soap, which is why it feels slippery.

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Although there are neutral solutions that feel slipery, this is not a characteristic of all neutral solutions.

Acid solutions normally feels similar to neutral solutions, just wet.

However, base solutions has the characteristics of feeling slippery.

So, the most correct answer would be base

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