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A certain commercial product used for cleaning ovens must be handled with rubber gloves. The product is slippery and turns litmus paper blue. It probably contains___


a

an acid

b

a base

c

a salt

d

an isotope

Respuesta :

A) an acid because it turns the paper blue

Given that the product is slippery and turns litmus paper blue. It probably contains a base (Option B)

What is a base?

A base is a substance which dissolves in water to produce hydroxide ion, OH¯

How to test for base

A base has been known to neutralize, producing salt and water.

However, a base can easily be tested for by using litmus paper.

A solution of base will turn red litmus paper blue.

With the above information about base, we can conclude that the product described in the question given above contains a base (option B)

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