Year 9 Science 2010
Worksheet: Acids and bases
1. The pH scale is associated with _________________and _______________.
2. “pH” stands for “particles of _______________________”.
3. Alkaline, or alkali, is another word for ______________________.
4. Water is _____________________ - it has a pH of 7.
5. On the pH scale, ________________are found from 1 – 7, and ______________
from 7 – 14.
6. To carry out a reaction where an acid and a base are mixed to form a salt and water
is to ________________________. (In this reaction, both the base and the acid
lose their dangerous qualities.)
7. An atom that has lost or gained electron/s, and so has an electric charge, is called
a/an ______________.
8. The acid our bodies use to digest food in the stomach is ___________________
(full name: ______________________________________________________).
9. Complete the equation: acid + base = water + _____________.
10. Arrange in order of increasing pH: vinegar, sea water, soapy water, concentrated
hydrochloric acid. _________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
11. Honey can be used to neutralise a bee sting, which means that honey is
______________.
12. _______________________________is believed to neutralise acid rain.