properties of acids
- pH of less than 7
- Turns red litmus paper blue
- Tastes sour
- Neutralized by bases to produce salt and water
- Reacts with many metals to produce salt and hydrogen gas
- Conducts electricity (electrolytes)
- Corrosive ( stings and burns)
- Dissolves in water
- Non metal oxides are acidic and will dissolve in water to form an acid