Question

Which is a characteristic of a strong base?

It turns pink phenolphthalein colorless.
It turns blue litmus paper red.
It releases H+ ions into a solution.
It removes H+ ions from solution.

Answer 1

Answer is: It removes H+ ions from solution.

For example sodium hydroxide is strong base.

Chemical dissociation of sodium hydroxide in water:

NaOH(aq) → Na⁺(aq) + OH⁻(aq).

Strong bases turn colorless phenolphthalein pink, turn red litmus paper blue and release OH⁻ ions into a solution.

Strong base removes H+ ions from solution:

NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H₂O(l).

Net ionic reaction: OH⁻(aq) + H⁺(aq) → H₂O(l).

Answer 2

A characteristic of strong base is that
It removes H+ ions from solution.

A strong base can dissociate into ions that can react with an acid resulting to the removal of H+ ions from a solution. A weak base only dissociates partially which removes less H+ ions in a solution.