Sure! Here's how the properties you listed can be categorized based on whether they belong to acids, bases, or salts:
Acids:
- Turns litmus paper red: Acids turn blue litmus paper red.
- Adding to solution decreases pH: Acids have a lower pH, hence adding them decreases the pH.
- Releases hydrogen ions: Acids donate protons (H⁺ ions) in solution.
Bases:
- Turns litmus paper blue: Bases turn red litmus paper blue.
- Adding to solution increases pH: Bases raise the pH of a solution.
- Accepts hydrogen ions: Bases can accept protons (H⁺ ions).
Salts:
- Can turn litmus paper red or blue: Some salts can be neutral, acidic, or basic depending on the ions present and can therefore affect litmus paper in different ways.
- Adding to solution may increase or decrease pH: The effect on pH will depend on the specific salt and its ionization in water.
- No universal interaction with hydrogen ions: Salts do not directly donate or accept hydrogen ions in a consistent manner like acids and bases do.
These categorizations can help in determining the behavior of substances in aqueous solution based on their acid-base properties.