Iron And Turns Blue On Limus Paper

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An acid is a ionic compound with hydrogen as the cation and turns litmus paper red. A base is slippery, bitter and turns blue on litmus paper. We tested HCl, HC2H2O2 and NaOH and found using a variety of indicators that both HCl and HC2H2O2 are acids and NaOH is a base. We also tested HCl and acetic acid on Zinc, Magnesium, iron and Copper to find that Zinc created a spark with HCl, Magnesium fizzed a little, Iron created bubbles with HCl and copper did nothing.* “An acid is any chemical compound which when dissolved in water gives a solution with a hydrogen ion activity greater than in pure water. A base is an aqueous substance that can accept hydrogen ions” ( Difference between Acid and Base 2015). This quote explains the difference between