Question

If you add an unknown liquid to a solution that has a pH of 5, and the pH of the new mixture goes down to 3, then the unknown liquid was a(n) _______.

Question 10 options:

neutralizer


not enough information to tell


base


acid

Answer 1

Acid

Step-by-step explanation:

Acid pHs range from 1 to 6. Base pHs range from 8 to 14. 7 is neutral.

The smaller the pH, the more acidic the substance is.

Right now, the solution with pH 5 is moderately acidic. However, if its pH decreases to 3, that means the solution has become much more acidic. The only way to become more acidic is to have added an acid.

Neutralizer is wrong because it would not make the acid more acidic; it would probably neutralize it and either keeps its pH the same or raise its pH a litte.

Base is wrong because if a base was added, the pH would likely increase.

There is enough info to tell.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Acid.

Step-by-step explanation:

The lower the pH the more acid a solution is so the anser is acid.