Which of the following is a property of bases?
B. Feels slippery
This is most likely the Chemical Properties of Bases
The Chemical Properties of Bases include:
- Bases change the colour of litmus from red to blue.
- They are bitter in taste.
- Bases lose their basicity when mixed with acids.
- Bases react with acids to form salt and water. This process is called Neutralisation Reaction(Read).
- They can conduct electricity.
- Bases feel slippery or soapy.
- Some bases are great conductors of electricity.
- Bases like sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, etc are used as electrolytes.
- Alkalis are bases that produce hydroxyl ions (OH-) when mixed with water.
- Strong alkalis are highly corrosive in nature whereas other alkalis are mildly corrosive.
- The pH value of bases ranges from 8-14.
Alkalis and ammonium salts produce ammonia.
- Hydrogen gas is evolved when metals react with a base.
- Bases are classified on the basis of strength, concentration and acidity.
- The different kinds of acids are strong base acid, weak base acid, concentrated base, dilute base, monoacidic base, diacidic base and triacidic base.
