SMSH-PROJECTS-Acids, Bases , and Salts Questions And Answers With Latest Updates

Acid - According to the Bronsted-Lowry definition, an acid is any substance that can donate a hydrogen ion. Acid Rain - Rainfall that is acidic,below 5.6 on the pH scale anion - A negatively charged ion Arrhenius, Svante - Swedish chemist atom - The fundamental unit of matter in the universe, made up of a nucleus of protons and neutrons and orbiting electrons atomic number - The number of an element determined by the number of protons in its nucleus. base - According to the Bronsted-Lowry definition, a base is any substance that can accept a hydrogen ion Boyle, Robert - English chemist.Boyle is often called the father of modern chemistry Bronsted, Johannes - Danish chemist cation - A positively charged ion chemical reaction - a change in the chemical composition of a substance. Conjugate acid-base pair - an acid and a base that differ by only one H ioncompounds - when valence electrons of elements are lost,gained,or shared between different atoms to create substances with unique chemical properties electrolytes - substances that are good conductors of electricity electrons - negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus of atoms element - an atom with a unique number of protons hydrogen - element with the atomic number 1. hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. H+ ion - a positive hydrogen ion composed of one proton indicator paper - paper that indicates whether a substance is an acid or a base. Litmus paper is a common type of indicator. ion - atoms with more electrons than protons or less electrons than protons ionic bonds - Two or more ions held together by the electrical attractions between them litmus paper - a special type of paper that can determine if a solution is an acid or a base. an acid turns litmus paper red and a base turns it blue Lowry, Thomas - English chemist matter - material that makes up objects. matter cannot be created or destroyed.