1. What does pH stand for? 12. How do acid base indicators work?

a. purple hair a. They change smell in different pH

b. potential Hydrogen values
c. perfect Hydrogen b. They change temperature in different
d. phosphorous Hydrogen pH values
2. What is the range of the pH scale? c. They do not do anything in different pH
a. _______ values
3. The pH scale is used to know what? d. They change color in different pH values
a. Your temperature 13. Is the following substance an acid or a base?
b. Know one knows Ca(OH)2
c. The colors of acids and bases a. Acid
d. The strength of acids and bases b. Base
4. Acids have a pH of _______________. 14. Is the following substance an acid or a base?
a. below 7 HCl
b. above 7 15. Is the following substance an acid or a base?
c. exactly 7 H2(SO4)
5. Bases have a pH of _______________. 16. Is the following substance an acid or a base?
a. below 7 KOH
b. above 7 17. Which is the stronger acids ?
c. exactly 7 a. pH 1
6. Neutral solutions have a pH of b. pH 8
_______________. c. pH 13
a. below 7 d. pH 7
b. above 7 18. Which of the following is an acid ?
c. exactly 7 a. Shampoo
7. What ions are there more of in acidic solutions? b. Baking soda
a. H+ (H3O+) c. Orange juice
b. OH- d. Water
8. What ions are there more of in basic solutions? 19. Value from 0-14 that determine the acidity of a
a. H+ (H3O+) solution
b. OH- a. pH scale
9. Which one of the following is NOT a property of b. Base
acids. c. Number line
a. Tastes sour d. Acid
b. Corrodes metals 20. Pure water has a pH of 7
c. Conduct electricity a. is a base
d. Turns red litmus paper blue b. is a neutral substance
10. Which one of the following is NOT a property of c. is an acid
basic solutions? d. could be either an acid or a base
a. Feels soapy/slippery 21. What is the range of pH values in an acidic
b. Tastes sour solution?
c. Conducts electricity a. pH = 7
d. Turns red litmus paper blue b. 7-14
11. Which one of these substances will have a c. 0-7
NEUTRAL pH? d. 0-14
a. Lemon juice 22. An acid is a solution that contains __________
b. Coffee ions dissolved in water.
c. Bleach a. positive
d. Water b. negative
23. When dissolved in water, acids produce: a. limewater
a. bases b. human blood
b. salts c. lime juice
c. hydrogen ions d. antacid
d. hydroxide ions 34. Complete the definition below:
24. Turns litmus red Acids are....
a. Acids a. hydrogen donors.
b. Bases b. hydrogen acceptors.
c. All c. proton donors.
25. Which has a pH below 7? d. proton acceptors.
a. Acid 35. A substance has a pH value of 8. It is most likely
b. Base to be what?
26. What colour does a base turn red litmus paper? a. Strong acid
a. Red b. Weak acid
b. Blue c. Strong base
27. Which has a slippery texture? d. Weak base
a. Acid 36. Which indicator is colourless in acid and pink in
b. Base alkali?
28. Tastes Sour a. Litmus
a. Acids b. Phenolphthalein
b. All c. Universal Indicator
c. Bases d. Methyl Orange
d. Salts 37. What is made when a proton reacts with a
29. What happens when a solution of an acid is hydroxide ion?
mixed with a solution of a base in a test tube? a. Water
a. temperature of the solution increases  b. An acid
b. temperature of the solution decreases c. An alkali
c. temperature remains constant d. A salt
d. no reaction 38. An example of an acidic oxide is:
30. Calcium phosphate is present in tooth enamel - a. MgO
its nature is b. CO2
a. basic c. BaO
b. acidic  d. Na2O
c. neutral 39. A lighted splint was held over a flask in which a
d. amphoteric gas was given off. The splint went out with a
31. Which of the following values would represent pop. Which gas was given off?
the pH of a strong base? a. hydrogen
a. 1 b. chlorine
b. 8 c. oxygen
c. 7 d. ammonia
d. 13 40. ________________ is an example of an
32. Sodium hydrogen carbonate when added to amphoteric oxide
acetic acid evolves a gas. Which of the a. aluminium oxide
statement is true about the gas evolved b. carbon dioxide
a. it turns lime water milky c. sulphur dioxide
b. it burns with a pop sound d. copper oxide
c. it changes the soln colorless 41. Found in vinegar
d. it has a pungent smell a. acetic acid
33. Which of the following is acidic in nature? b. sulphuric acid
 c. tartaric acid 49. Acids reacts with metal to produce _______ and
d. carbonic acid _________.
42. A dibasic acid 50. Acids reacts with metal carbonate to produce
a. sulphuric acid _________, _______ and _________.
b. nitric acid 51. Acids reacts with base/alkali to produce
c. phosphoric acid _________ and _________. This is known as
d. hydrochloric acid _____________ reaction.
43. In a sample of solution, when methyl orange is 52. What type of salt can hydrochloric acid
added as an indicator, the solution turns yellow produce?
in colour, then resulting solution could be a. calcium hydrochloric
a. HCl b. calcium hydrochloride
b. Salt c. calcium chloride
c. NaOH d. calcium nitrate
d. water 53. Which of the following produce magnesium
44. Which of the following word pairs, correctly chloride salt?
completes the sentence below? _______ are a. magnesium and hydrochloric acid
corrosive substances characterized as having a b. magnesium oxide and hydrochloric acid
strong smell, a sour taste, and a _______. c. magnesium hydroxide and hydrochloric
a. Acids; pH less than 7 acid
b. Acids; pH greater than 7 d. magnesium carbonate and hydrochloric
c. Bases; pH greater than 7 acid
d. Bases; pH less than 7 54. Which of the following are bases?
45. When acids react with metal carbonate they a. sodium oxide
give - b. sodium nitrate
a. CO2 c. sodium hydroxide
b. Salt d. potassium oxide
c. Hydronium ion + Salt 55. Which of the following are bases?
d. Salt + H2O + CO2 a. zinc oxide
46. If a few drops of concentrated acid accidentally b. sulfur dioxide
spills over the hand of a student, what should c. carbon dioxide
be done d. iron (II) hydroxide
a. wash the hand with saline solution 56. What is the definition of an alkali?
b. wash the hand immediately with plenty a. An alkali is a substance that dissolves in
of water and apply a soln of sodium water to produce hydroxide ions.
hydrogen carbonate Or
c. after washing apply soln of sodium b. An acid is a substance that produces
hydroxide hydroxide ions when in aqueous state.
d. neutralise the acid wih a strong alkali 57. Which of the following is the ionic equation for
47. Plaster of Paris is obtained by heating: neutralisation?
a. Gypsum a. H+ + OH-  H2O  
b. Limestone b. H2+O2 →H2O2  
c. Sodium chloride c. 2H++OH- →H3O  
d. Acetic acid d. NaOH +HCl →NaCl +H2O  
48. What is the definition of an acid?
a. An acid is a substance that dissolves in
water to produce hydrogen ions.
Or
b. An acid is a substance that produces
hydrogen ions when in aqueous state.