Question

Which of the following describes a base? Select all that apply.

A. tastes sour
B. tastes bitter
C. highly reactive
D. slippery feel

Answer 1

I believe your answers are B, tastes bitter, and D, slippery feel. An example would be a bar of soap.

Answer 2

Option B, C, D - Tastes Bitter, Highly Reactive, Slippery Feel

Explanation

A base is described by a bitter taste, reactive and feels slippery. Option A is not correct this is because the base obtain curtain specific features. Following are the characteristics of a base is:

It possesses a bitter taste.

It is slippery.

Many bases react with acids and by reacting with acids it forms salts.

Bases turn red litmus paper blue.

Bases possess metal oxides or hydroxides.