Introduction to Acids & Bases: A WebQuest
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Introduction to Acids & Bases: A WebQuest
During this WebQuest, you will get an introduction into our next unit on Acids and Bases. Please answer the questions below:
1. Go to the following link and answer the questions below:
a. The word acid comes from the Latin word _____________________ meaning __________________.
b. Boyle stated that acids taste ___________________, are corrosive to _____________________, change the color of litmus to _______________,and become less acidic when mixed with _______________.
c. He described bases as feeling ________________________, changing litmus to the color ______________, and becoming less basic when mixed with an ___________.
d. About 200 years later, Arrhenius proposed that water can dissolve many compounds by separating them into their individual _____________. He suggested that acids contain _____________ and can dissolve in water to release _________________.
e. Bases dissolve in water to release _______________________ ions into the solution.
2. Go to the following webpage and answer the questions below:
a. Every liquid has __________ & ____________ traits. One exception might be __________________________. It is just water. However, the ____________ ions and _________________ ions cancel each other out.
3. Go to this link next:
a. Give the formula for the following acids:
Hydrofluoric Acid-
Hydrochloric Acid-
Hydrosulfuric Acid-
Nitric Acid-
Sulfuric Acid-
Acetic Acid-
Boric Acid-
b. Give the formula for the following bases:
Sodium Hydroxide-
Potassium Hydroxide-
Calcium Hydroxide-
Iron (II) Hydroxide-
4.) Go to this link and scroll down to Properties of Acids.
a. Complete the following sentences for Acids
← Tastes _________________
← Changes litmus from blue to _____________.
← Solutions are __________________________ (conduct electricity).
← React with bases to form ___________________ + _______________. (Neutralization Reaction)
← Create _______________ gas when reacting with an active metal.
← Five (5) Common acids (scroll down):
b. Properties of Bases
← Tastes _____________________.
← Feels _______________________________.
← Don’t change the color of __________________________.
← Solutions are _____________________________ (conduct electricity).
← React with acids to form ____________________ + ______________________. (Neutralization Reaction)
← Four (4) Common Bases:
4. Go to:
and
Scroll down on the site above until you get to the pH scale
a. Using the sites above, answer the questions below:
pH range of acids ______________________
pH of a neutral substance ______________
pH of a basic (alkaline) substance ______________________
Use information from the sites above and list the following substances according to pH. The lowest pH should be listed first and the highest base listed last. HCl and NaOH are given as examples.
Substances: Correct Acid-Base pH list
Pure water 1 HCl
Apples
Ammonia
Lime (Calcium Hydroxide)
Milk
HCl
Vinegar
Baking Soda
NaOH
Human Blood
Lemon juice
Battery Acid
Milk of Magnesia
Rain water
Egg whites
Drano 14 NaOH
5. Go to this link next:
Take the quiz.
Place score here __________________.
6. Last one…
Take the quiz.
Place score here ____________________.
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