Acids and Bases
Class 10 - Chemistry
(Important Points To Remember)
⑴ Acids are the substances which taste sour, change blue litmus red, are corrosive to metals and furnish H⁺ ions in their aqueous solutions.
⑵ Bases are the substances which taste bitter, change red litmus blue, feel slippery and furnish OH⁻ ions in their aqueous solutions.
⑶ Acid-base indicators are dyes or mixtures of dyes which are used to indicate the presence of acids and bases.
⑷ Indicators are the substances that show one colour in an acidic medium and another colour in a basic medium. Litmus, phenolphthalein and methyl orange are commonly used indicators. Onion, Vanilla extract and Clove oil are olfactory indicators.