Introduction - Acids, Bases and Salts | 9th Science : Acids, Bases and Salts
Chapter: 9th Science : Acids, Bases and Salts
Acids, Bases and Salts
Acids, Bases and Salts
Introduction
We know that the
physical world around us is made of large number of chemicals. Soil, air,
water, all the life forms and the materials that they use are all consist of
chemicals. Out of such chemicals, acids, bases and salts are mostly used in
everyday life, let it be a fruit juice or a detergent or a medicine. ey play a
key role in our day-to-day activities. Our body metabolism is carried out by
means of
An acid is the compound which are capable of forming
hydrogen ions (H+) in aqueous solution whereas a base is the compound that
forms hydroxyl ions (OH–) in solution. When an acid and a base react with each
other, a neutral product is formed which is called salt. In this lesson let us
discuss about these in detail.
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