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MonkeyCwd | 00:02 Mon 15th Sep 2008 | Science
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Please help my son - need to name 5 acids and 5 alkalines normally found in a house.
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acetic acid - vinegar
carbonic acid - fizzy drinks
ascorbic acid - vitamin C
citric acid - lemons etc
acetylasalicylic acid - aspirin
sorry acetylsalicyclic acid

alkali

bleach
ammonia - smelling salts
baking soda
blood
milk of magnesia
I will spell this right

acetylsalicylic acid - Hurray!
They do make their homework difficult these days don't they? 5 of each is rather alot!
For acids I can only think of vinegar, lemon juice, citrus fruit & ? tomato ketchup.
For alkalis there is bicarbonate of soda, alkali batteries, toothpastes that contain a whitening agent, oven cleaner, washing soda etc.
It is very difficult. Would be interested to know what the teacher comes up with?
"They do make their homework difficult these days don't they?"

Sorry, Sasperilla, I disagree - it's the same question I was asked in a Junior School science lesson about *cough* 30-odd years ago! And we had to bring samples into school aswell !

I still remember my teacher's reaction when, having seen countless yoghurt pots and jars with blobs and dribbles of soap, vinegar, lemon juice, washing powder etc. - he looks at my sample and asks what it was, and I explaianed to him that I "came across it" inside my dad's car battery........
EASY PEASY!

lol

ACIDS - Lemons, Vinegar, Salt, Soda pop, batteries

ALKALIS - Bleach, (most cleaning products infact) soap, baking soda, dishwasher tablets, washing powder.

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