LundkvistScience 10

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DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE COMPOUND?Look at the compounds or descriptions in the table below and state whether they are an acid, base, salt, metal oxide, non-metal

oxide or carbonate. Then state whether the substance would be acidic, basic or neutral when added to water

# Compound Type of Compound

Acidic, Basic or Neutral in Water

1 NaOH base Basic2 Ca(OH)2 Base Basic3 KCl Salt neutral4 (NH4)2SO4 Salt neutral5 H2SO3 Acid acidic6 SO3 Non-metal oxide acidic7 CaO Metal oxide Basic8 CH3COOH Acid acidic9 MgO Metal oxide Basic10 KOH Base Basic11 CaCO3 Salt(carbonate) neutral12 HNO3 Acid acidic13 HCl Acid acidic14 K2O Metal oxide base15 Al(OH)3 Base Basic16 NO2 Non-metal oxide acidic17 H2SO4 Acid acidic18 CO2 Non-metal oxide acidic19 KI Salt neutral20 Mg(CH3COO)2 Salt neutral21 Na2O Metal oxide Basic22 H3PO4 Acid acidic23 H2O Water neutral24 CaO is put into water Base Basic25 Sodium oxide is added to water Base Basic26 SO3 is mixed with rain Acid acidic27 Smog mixes with rain Acid acidic28 Magnesium is burned in air to produce a white

powderMetal oxide Basic

29 You breathe out under water (tricky!) Non-metal oxide acidic

LundkvistScience 10

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