Several theories have been developed to explain the behaviour of acids and bases. The most notable theories include the Arrhenius concept, the Brønsted-Lowry theory, and the Lewis concept. In the ...

A crash course on the basic differences between acids and bases. A crash course on the basic differences between acids and bases, complete with a classroom-friendly experiment demonstrating the ...

There are four key factors to cooking: salt, fat, acid, and heat. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the health benefits of fats ...

Knowing which foods are acidic and which ones are basic will come in handy when you’re canning. Base foods need to be processed at a much higher temperature than acidic foods due to the need to ...

Neutralisation is the reaction of an acid with a base that results in the pH moving towards seven. It is a useful process that occurs in everyday life such as in the treatment of acid indigestion and ...

A neutralisation reaction is one in which an acid reacts with a base to form water. A salt is also formed in this reaction. Bases are metal oxides, metal hydroxides and metal carbonates. In the ...

This lab includes a theoretical explanation of how buffers work and how they are made, including a derivation of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. Students will use what they have learned to ...

Chemists have accomplished in the lab what until now was considered impossible: transform a family of compounds which are acids into bases. Their research shows it is possible to replace phosphorus ...

Two types of acid-base titration stand out: alkalimetry and acidimetry. Each method provides a precise means to measure compounds based on their acid or basic content, depending on the type of the ...