Questions
1.) Both strong acids and strong bases can be very dangerous and can give you a chemical
burn. Name a way that a strong bases may be more dangerous than a strong acid.
2.) Why might a person with reflux (indigestion) feel better after taking a Tums, Rolaid or similar
medicine?
3.) Name a common food that can cause "heartburn" due to the moderate to high pH?
Low
times more basic/alkaline than
4.) A substance with a pH of 12 is
a substance with a pH of 9?
5.) Salty ocean water has a higher pH than fresh water, due in part to the dissolved minerals
from coral, rocks and shells. If a child added lots of seashells to his
fresh water aquarium, give a reason why the fish might die?
