Question: What Ions do Acids and Bases form in Water?

Answer: An acid produces hydrogen ions (H+) in water. A base produces hydroxide ions (OH-) in water.

Question: What do acids separate into when in a solution with water?

Answer: hydrogen ions and negative ions

Question: Hydrogen ion

Answer: (H+) an atom of hydrogen that has lost its electron

Question: What are responsible for corroding metals and turning blue litmus paper red?

Answer: Hydrogen ions

Question: Strength in Acids:

Answer: strength refers to how well the acid dissociates, or separates, into ions in water

Question: What happens to the molecules of a strong acid?

Answer: it dissociates to form hydrogen ions in a solution

Question: What happens to the molecules of a weak acid?

Answer: very few particles separate to form ions in solution

Question: What is the formula for SODIUM HYDROXIDE?

Answer: NaOH

Question: What is the formula for POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE?

Answer: KOH

Question: What is the formula for CALCIUM HYDROXIDE?

Answer: Ca(OH)2