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Which statement describes a general property of bases?


They taste sour.


They turn blue litmus red.


They conduct an electric current in a solution.


The concentration of H+ is greater than concentration of OH- .

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Which statement describes a general property of bases?

They conduct an electric current in a solution.

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The correct answer is "They conduct an electric current in a solution.
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Acids taste sour, and they turn blue litmus paper red. Also acids such as HCl when dissociates in water it releases H⁺ ions. Thus in an acid the concentration of H⁺ is greater than OH⁻.

HCl + H₂O -> H⁺ + Cl⁻

A base such as NaOH will dissociate in water to form Na⁺ and OH⁻. The ions of an aqueous solution of base will conduct electricity.

NaOH + H₂O -> Na⁺ + OH⁻