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Study Guide-Acids



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ACID QUESTION
A piece of blue litmus paper is dipped in an acid.
What color does the litmus paper become, and what is the pH range for acids?
a.
a) bright yellow
b) pH range is 0 to 14
b.
a) red
b) pH range is 0 to 6.9
c.
a) green
b) pH range is 7.1 to 14
 

 2. 

ACID QUESTION
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Question with Two-Parts
(A) After the pH level of a lake changes from 4.5 to 5.5, which 2 organisms will suffer?
(B) Would this change in pH level be an increase or decrease in acidity?
a.
(A) Trout and Crayfish will suffer
(B) Decrease in acidity
b.
(A) Clams and Bass will suffer
(B) Increase in acidity
c.
(A) Clams and Snails will suffer
(B) Decrease in acidity
 

 3. 

ACID QUESTION
An unknown substance will be classified as an acid if the substance...?
a.
has a pH of 5.5
b.
turns blue litmus paper green
c.
tastes bitter
 

 4. 

ACID QUESTION
A student tests the pH of a container of milk. The pH of the milk is 5.
How will the milk most likely taste, and is this acidic or basic?
a.
a) sweet
b) basic
b.
a) sour
b) acidic
c.
a) bitter
b) basic
 

 5. 

ACID QUESTION
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Two-Part Question
Use the chart above to help you answer this question.
(1) What pH level will kill all the fish in a lake?
(2) Is this pH level more or less acidic than orange juice?
a.
(1) pH 4.2 and (2) Less
b.
(1) pH 4.2 and (2) More
c.
(1) pH 5.5 and (2) More
 

 6. 

ACID QUESTION
Which properties most likely indicate that a substance is an acid?
a.
reacts with metals and is connected with hydronium ions
b.
turns red litmus blue and conducts an electric current
c.
turns blue litmus red but can not conduct an electric current
 

 7. 

ACID QUESTION
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Question with Two Parts
Part One: The pH of a pond is 6.5. Indentify two organisms that can tolerate that level.
Part Two: Also, is pH 6.5 a strong acid or a weak acid?
a.
Part One: Clams and Snails
Part Two: It is strong acid
b.
Part One: Frogs and Mayfly
Part Two: It is a weak  acid
c.
Part One: Frogs and Perch
Part Two: It is a weak acid
 

 8. 

ACID QUESTION
Question with Two-Parts

a) Which of these choices is the pH of a weak acid, and?
b) Select an example of a substance that is weakly acidic.
a.
a) 7.0
b) Acid rain
b.
a) 6.2
b) Bleach
c.
a) 6.5
b) Lake water
 

 9. 

ACID QUESTION
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Two-Part Question
Use the chart above to help you answer this question.
(1) What pH level will kill crayfish and mayflies?
(2) Would the lake water be acidic or basic at that pH level?
a.
(1) pH 4
(2) lake water at pH 4 is basic
b.
(1) pH 7
(2)  pure clean water is neutral
c.
(1) pH 5.5
(2) lake water at pH 5.5 is acidic
 

 10. 

ACID QUESTION
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Candice is working on a project to determine whether acid rain is decreasing the amount of bass and mayflies in a nearby lake. She takes a sample of the pH level of the lake, and she finds that the pH level is 6.0. 
Based on the chart, which of the conclusions shown below is valid?
a.
A pH level of 6.0 will affect the bass but not the mayflies.
b.
A pH level of 6.0 will harm both bass and mayflies.
c.
6.0 pH level will not affect any of the animals listed in the chart
 



 
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