22-Sep-08 (Created: 22-Sep-08) | More in 'chemistry in society'

20 What are acids and bases?

Liquids or solutions like lemon juice and vinegar are called acids.

Cleaning liquids like bleach and ammonia are called bases.

Liquids like water are considered neighther acids nor bases but neutral.

acids and bases react with each other chemically a lot and so one has to be very careful mixing them.