Answer to Question #170319 in General Chemistry for Ali Siddiqui

Question #170319

a liquid x has a sour taste. it also changed the colour of blue litmus paper to red. describe the two different chemical tests and the results of each test to confirm that x is an acid


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2021-03-09T06:17:13-0500

Acids have a sour taste due to a presence of H+. The same reason for changing color of a litmus paper: a reagent on a paper reacts with a proton (H+) to form a red colored substance. Based on the results of both tests it can be concluded that the unknown substance is an acid.


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