If you tasted and acid or a base how would they taste?

Answer 1

AcidsBasesTasteSour

• household vinegar (acetic acid)
• lemon juice, Orange Juice or citrus fruit juices (citric acid)
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
• Coca-Cola (contains phosphoric acid)

Bitter

• Milk of Magnesia (magnesium hydroxide)
• Maalox antacid

  (Magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide)

Feelconcentrated acids can cause skin burn; care should be taken when handling acidsconcentrated bases can cause skin burn; care should be taken when handling bases;

bases often feel slippery or soapy;Reaction to Litmus Paperturn litmus paper redturn litmus paper blueReactions

• React with bases to form salt and water (i.e. neutralization reaction)
• React with metals such as magnesium, zinc, iron to roduce hydrogen gas, H2 (g).

• React with acids to form salt and water (i.e. neutralization reaction)

Examples

• car battery (sulfuric acid)
• stomach acid (hydrochloric acid)
• caronate water (carbonic acid)

• drain cleaner, oven cleaner (sodium hydroxide)
• cleaning products (ammonia solution)

Answer 2

Acids typically taste sour, like lemon juice or vinegar. Bases, on the other hand, often taste bitter, like soap or baking soda. It's not safe to taste chemicals, as they can be harmful.