Scientific studies show the older we get, the more acidic we become. The activity extensively teaches high schoolers about acids and bases. By the end of the 14th installment of 36, they can define and explain three concepts of...

Although their name makes them sound dangerous or toxic, carboxylic acids are found throughout nature in things such as citric acid, vinegar, and even in your DNA. Through detailed readings, discussions, and answering questions...

Ozone, made of three bonded oxygen atoms, is found 15-30 km above Earth, has a strong smell, is blue, and blocks sunlight from hitting the surface of Earth. The 22nd lesson in a series of 36 specifically focuses on the important elements...

In an electrolytic cell, electrical energy is converted into chemical energy, the exact opposite of a battery! Lesson 15 in a series of 36 explores electrochemistry. Participants begin by reading and discussing oxidation/reduction...

Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores acids and bases and various topics connected to them, including electron pairs, proton donors, proton acceptors, acid-base reactions, and more.

Explains what acids and bases are and some of their properties, and gives examples of acid-base reactions.

This page, created by a chemistry professor from the University of Waterloo, provides an introduction to conjugate acid-base pairs.

This site presents everything you need to know about acids and bases and more! Gives a nice description on what acids and bases are, properties of both, strong and weak acids and bases, an overview of pH, and much more.

Resource serves as an introduction to acids, bases, and alkalis.

An introduction, aimed at upper elementary- and middle-school learners, to acid rain. [Click back to home to access the site in Spanish.]

On this site from Chemguide, the titration curves for various acid-base combinations (weak acid/strong base, strong acid/strong base, etc.) are talked about with examples of each given.

Get a brief overview of acids, bases and pH. Explore the pH of a number of different household substances using an extract of red cabbage.

This Shodor Education Foundation page has a nice look at the major theories of acids and bases in less than one page. There are very simple defintions.

This Chem4Kids site provides a general overview of acids and bases, and their use in chemistry. Content focuses on "names to know" and how acids and bases work.

This site from the University of Waterloo contains information on strong acids and bases. The information is fairly in-depth with good formulas and examples. A great site to check out on the subject.

Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores topics related to the various types of acids and bases. The topics covered include binary hydrogen compounds, hydroxy compounds, oxygen compounds, and...

Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores a variety of organic acids including acetic acid, formic acid, oxalic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid, and more.

Chem4Kids! looks at nucleic acids and its "five easy parts": uracil, cytosine, thymine, adenine, and guanine.

Definition of Arrhenius acids and bases, and Arrhenius acid-base reactions.

What is a catalyst? This Khan Academy resource includes examples of enzymes, acid-base catalysis, and heterogeneous (or surface) catalysis.

For high school or college chemistry students. Discusses the use of dissociation constants to determine strength of an acid or base.

This page from a retired Chemistry professor explains the terms strong and weak as applied to acids. As a part of this it defines and explains what is meant by pH, Ka and pKa and emphasizes the importance of not confusing the words...

Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores bases and their related characteristics. Several formulas are also provided.

This site, created by a University of Waterloo Chemistry professor, applies conjugate pair theory. It also deals with the ionization constants for acids and bases.