ACIDS & BASES

ACIDS

ORANGE JUICE

• You drink orange juice
• The pH is 3.5

COFFEE

• You drink coffee
• The pH for coffee is 5.0

DIET COKE

• The pH for diet coke is 3.2
• You drink pop

BATTERY ACID

• The pH for battery acid is 1.0
• You use batteries to make electronics work

CHICKEN SOUP

• The pH for chicken soup is 5.8
• You eat chicken soup

CHARACTERISTICS OF ACIDS

• Taste sour
• Strong acids are dangerous
• React strongly to metals
• Acids become less acidic when mixed with bases
• Acids change litmus red

BASES

SALIVA

• The pH for saliva is 7.4
• You use saliva to break down food

BLOOD

• The pH for blood is 7.4
• Blood supplies nutrients and other stuff for your body

HAND SOAP

• Hand soaps pH is 10.0
• We clean our hands with it

BLEACH

• The pH for bleach is 12.6
• Bleach cleans stuff

DRAIN CLEANER

• The pH for drain cleaner is 13.0
• It cleans out your drains

CHARACTERISTICS OF BASES

• Taste bitter
• Feels slippery
• Turns red litmus indicator blue
• Strong bases are very dangerous
• Become less basic when mixed with acids