How can acids and bases be identified and named?

Answer 1

Sebastian Alvarez

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Acid and Base Naming

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Answer 2

Victoria Angeli

Acids can be identified by their ability to donate protons (H⁺ ions) and turn blue litmus paper red. Bases can be identified by their ability to accept protons and turn red litmus paper blue. Acids are named with the prefix "hydro-" and suffix "-ic" (e.g., hydrochloric acid), while bases are named with the suffix "-ide" (e.g., sodium hydroxide).

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.