Acids, Bases, and Salts in the Home Number 52 Chapter 8 section 3 Acids, Bases, and Salts in the Home Number 52

Soaps and detergents can dissolve in oil and water Soaps and detergents can dissolve in oil and water. They are usually sodium or potassium salts of carboxylic or sulfonic acids which have long hydrocarbon chains Detergents do not form an insoluble scum in hard water as soap does Bleach is an alkaline solution of sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, Bleach is a disinfectant and oxidizes strains to a colorless form

Antacids are basic substances that react with hydrochloric acid in the stomach Acids, Bases, and Salts have many practical uses in the kitchen both in cleaning and cooking Acids such as vinegars, marinades, and wine can be used to tenderize meat Compounds found in Potassium and Sodium hydroxide solutions and animal fat is a reaction in soap making Soap can remove grease and oil from your skin because it acts as an emulsifier to surround the oil

Putting lemon juice on a piece of cut apple will prevent the fruit from turning brown Milk sugar is turn into lactic acid in Yogurt When lemon juice is added to milk it causes the milk to curdle Baking soda and baking powder are examples of bases used in cooking Soup works because the negatively charged end of the hydrocarbon chain dissolves in water, whereas the neutral end dissolve in oil

Soap is made by reacting compounds made from animal fat with a solution of sodium A byproduct of the chemical reaction that makes soap is glycerol Antacids makes an upset stomach feel better because it neutralize stomach acid Another name for Vitamin C is ascorbic acid