2.4 - Common Bases and Their Uses
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Practice Questions
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What is a base?
💡 Hint: Think about what bases do in chemical reactions.
Give one characteristic of bases.
💡 Hint: Recall the taste associated with common bases.
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What property do bases have?
💡 Hint: Think about how bases feel and taste.
True or False: Ammonia is a strong base.
💡 Hint: Remember how ammonia behaves in water.
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Describe an experimental setup to test the strength of an unknown base. How would you determine if it is strong or weak?
💡 Hint: Consider how pH relates to the dissociation of bases.
Explain the environmental implications of using bases like sodium hydroxide in industrial cleaning applications.
💡 Hint: Think about how chemical properties interact with environmental safety.
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