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What are alkalis?

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All alkalis have a bitter taste, turn red litmus paper blue, are good conductors of electricity, have pH values more than 7 and react with ammonium compounds to form ammonia gas.
they also react with acids to form salt and water only.
some common examples in our daily life cleaning products, detergents, soaps, toothpaste and etc.

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What happens when you add an alkali to an alkali?
No chemical reaction occurs - a mixture is created. No chemical reaction occurs - a mixture is created.
What do alkalis do?
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What has alkalis in it?
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What are the alkali?
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What is a alkali?
it is the opposite of an acid.

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