Acids, Alkalis and Titration

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What elements do acids always have?
OH-
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What elements do alkalis always have?
H+
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What is an indicator?
Chemicals that change colour in the presence of an acid or alkali.
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What are the types of indicators?
Universal indicator, methyl orange indicator, phenolphthalein indicator, litmus paper (red), litmus paper (blue) pi
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What are bases?
Bases are alkalis, which are substances that react with acids by absorbing hydrogen ions (H+). Bases that are solid are Called alkalis
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Name examples of bases.
oxides, hydroxides, and carbonates of metals such as sodium hydroxide
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What is the equation for a salt?
acid + base = salt + water
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what is the ionic product for hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, nitric acid and phosphoric acid
metal chloride (cl-), metal sulphate (SO4-), metal nitrate (NO3-). metal phosphate (PO3(3-)
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Define titration
A technique used to find out how much of an acid/alkali reacts with a certain volume of an acid/alkali
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