Why are some substances acid and some are bases

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Answer 1
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Chemical substances can be acids or bases on the basis of presence of positively charged hydronium ion and negatively charges hydroxyl ions in the compound.

What are chemical substances?

A chemical substance is a form of matter which have a constant chemical composition and characteristic properties which are unique. However, chemical substances cannot be separated into its constituent elements by the application of physical separation methods, i.e., without breaking the chemical bonds.

Chemical substances are of two types depending upon the presence of positively charged hydronium ions and the negatively charged hydroxyl ions. If there are more negatively charged hydroxyl ions than the positively charged hydronium ions, then the substance becomes a base however if there are more positively charged hydronium ions than the negatively charged hydroxyl ions then the substance is called an acid.

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Answer 2
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Substances made with hydrogen ions are acidic. Substance made with hydroxide ions are bases. It depends on which ions they are made of.

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You and a group of friends are spending your vacation hiking through the mountains. It is cold in the mountains. You will be expending a lot of energy while hiking and you will need plenty of energy to help keep you warm. You should pack foods high in ________ to provide the most energy or kilocalories per gram of food. A) carbohydrates B) lipids (fats) C) proteins D) sugars

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Answer:

The correct answer will be option-B (fats or lipids)

Explanation:

The oxidation of fatty acids provides the most abundant energy that is 9 kilocalories per gram of food as compared to proteins and the carbohydrate which provides only 4 kilocalories per gram of food.

If a person wants to go hiking then, the person would keep the food rich in fatty acids which will provide a high amount of energy and a large amount of heat through the process of respiration.

Thus, Option-B is the correct answer.

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A major freeway runs along a stretch of the ocean shore. Over time, scientists begin tonotice a decrease in the number of intertidal organisms. Which of the following is the most
likely cause of the problem?
O A. toxic waste spilled during accidents on the
road
B. runoff of oil and other chemicals from the
road
C. wastewater from the city across the
freeway
O D. Any or all of the above could be causing
the problem.

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Answer:

D. Any or all of the above could be causing the problem.

Explanation:

Pollution has been said to have adverse effect on living organisms. In this question, a decrease in number of intertidal organisms has been observed. Since a major freeway runs along a stretch of the ocean shore, the most likely cause of the death of the intertidal organisms is the release of any form of toxic waste into the water body.

Oil pollutants causes death of living organisms by hindering the entrance of oxygen into the water body. It makes it difficult for oxygen, which is a requirement for life, to penetrate the water body. Hence, living organisms in the water body will suffocate and die.

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A recessive allele t is responsible for a condition called distonia. A man who has this condition marries a woman who doesn't. One of their four children has the condition. What are the possible genotypes of the man and the woman? (Hint: To help you answer this question, create a Punnett square for each possibility.) A. Both parents are TT.
B. The father is tt; the mother is Tt.
C. The father is Tt; the mother is TT.
D. The father is tt; the mother is TT.

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The correct answer would be: D.The father is tt; the mother is TT.
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TT-distonia
Tt-no distonia
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Now look at B. Father has tt and mother has Tt. That means the father would not have the condition and the mother would not. So that's not correct either.
Now look at C. Father has Tt and mother has TT. That means that they both have it. 
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