Question

Hamid made this table to organize his notes on the properties of acids and bases.

A 2-column table with 2 rows. The first column labeled acids has entries taste sour, react with carbohydrates. The second column labeled baseshas entries conduct electric current, form hydrogen gas with metals.

Which property is in the wrong column?

taste sour
react with carbonates
conduct electric current
form hydrogen gas with metals

Answer 1

The property that is in the wrong column is "react with carbohydrates." The correct reaction related to acids should typically be with carbonates, not carbohydrates.

Thus, the corrected table should have:

- Acids: taste sour, react with carbonates.
- Bases: conduct electric current, form hydrogen gas with metals.

So, the entry "react with carbohydrates" does not belong in the acids column.