Basic Characteristic of acids
- Acids are sour in taste
- Acid turns blue litmus paper or solution into red litmus paper or solution
- Acids are good conductor of electricity because it dissociate into cation in aqueous solution
- Acids classified into edible acids and non edible acids. Non edible acids are very hazardous
- Generally, All acids are soluble in water
- Acids have PH smaller than 7
Arrhenius definition of acids :-
According to Arrehinus,
- Acids are those substances which when dissolve in water given H positive ions . Then, this hydrogen ions combine with water to form H30 + ions
Second definition of Acids was given by Bonsted Lowry :-
According to Bonsted Lowry
- Acids are the proton donors that is when acids dissociate into water gives hydrogen ions that is H+ ions
3rd definition was given by Lewis
According to Lewis
- Acids are those substances which have the ability to accept a pair of electrons .
Example of Acids
- HNO3 :- Nitric acid
- H2SO4 :- Sulfuric acid
- HCl :- Hydrochloric acid
Basic characterists of bases
- Bases are bitter in taste
- Bases turns red litmus paper into blue litmus paper or solution
- Bases are also good conductor of electricity because on dissociation it produces anion in aqueous solution
- Bases are also good conductor of electricity
- When bases are soluble in water then they are known as alkaline base
- Bases have PH greater than 7
Arrehinus definition of bases :-
According to Arrehinus ,
- Bases are those substances which when dissolve in water produce OH negative ions that is hydroxide ions
Bonsted Lowry definition
According to Bonsted Lowry
- Bases are the proton donors as they produce OH negative ions in dissociation in aqueous solution
Lewis definition
According to Lewis
- Acids are those substances which have the ability to lose electrons that is they are electron donors.
Example of bases
- Ca(OH)2 :- Calcium hydroxide
- NaOH :- Sodium hydroxide
- KOH :- Potassium hydroxide
[ Note :- There are so many Lewis acids and bases but they are not Arrhenius or Lowry acids or bases ]
Basic characteristic of salt
- Salts are the ionic compounds which are composed of acids and bases that cation and anion
- Salts are generally found in oceans and seas in the forms of crystals
- As they are composed of acids and bases so they are neutral in nature but the salt of strong acid or weak base is acidic in nature or vice versa
- Salts are also good conductor of electricity as they form ionic bond
- Generally, All salts are soluble in water.
- The PH of common Salt is 7
Example of salts
- NH4Cl :- Ammonium chloride
- CuSO4 :- Copper sulphate
- NaCl :- Sodium chloride