Acids + Bases

Question 1

What is a base?

Answer 1

A compound that neutralises an acid to form a salt/proton acceptor

Question 2

What is a strong acid?

Answer 2

An acid that completely dissociates + released all its H atoms

Question 3

What is a weak acid?

Answer 3

Only releases a small portion of its H atoms + partially dissociates

Question 4

What is an acid?

Answer 4

A species that releases H+ ions in aqueous solution/proton donor

Question 5

What is a salt?

Answer 5

A compound in which the H+ is replaced by a metal ion