Acid- a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base.
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Acid falls under 0-7.
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Acid turns red when
mixed with a base.
EXAMPLE OF ACIDS!
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Characteristics of Acids
Lemons contain citric acid
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Acid Indicators:
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- used for indicators
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