The following are a series of true false questions that are a preview of the chapter content. The answers are on the following page. This is an inventory of your prior knowledge. Acid solutions have a high pH. 3. Oxides of metals like CaO form basic solutions when dissolved in water.
Pure water is neutral because it contains no hydronium or hydroxide ions.
An example of a strong acid is hydrochloric acid. The pH scale has a range from 1 to 14. 8. Binary acids are aqueous solutions of compounds like HCl, H2S, HBr. Nonmetal oxides like SO2 and CO2 combine with rain water to form acid precipitation. Weak acids do not react with bases.