Question

Which of the following characteristics is common to both acids and bases?

Group of answer choices

They absorb oxygen ions when dissolved in water

They produce ions when dissolved in water

They increase hydrogen ions when dissolved in a solution

They increase the hydroxide ions when dissolved in a solution
GPT-4o mini
The characteristic that is common to both acids and bases is:

**They produce ions when dissolved in water.**

Both acids and bases dissociate in water to produce ions—acids produce hydrogen ions (H⁺), while bases produce hydroxide ions (OH⁻).

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