Can anyone tell me tastes and nature(acid or base) of 25 substances used in daily life like vegetables & fruit
Favorite Answer
1) vinegar, acidic – ethanoic acid
2) coca cola, acidic – contain citric acid
3) detergent – base
4) toothpaste – base
5) orange – acidic
6) lemon – acidic
7) soap – base
8) apple – acidic
9) lime – acidic
Oranges (acid)
Lemons (acid)
Limes (acid)
Eggs (acid)
Milk (acid)
Cheese (acid)
Vinegar (acid)
Baking soda (base)
Soft drinks (acid)
Hot peppers (acid)
Tomatoes and any food item that’s tomato based (acid)
Alcoholic beverages (beer/wine, etc.) (acid) – acid is produced by the fermentation process
Non food items would include…
Soap (base)
Ammonia (base)
Bleach (base)
Detergents (base)
The previous responder forgot to mention that coca-cola also contains carbonic and phosphoric acid…
That’s all I can think of so far…I hope this helps.