Part A: Basic Information:Acids and bases are currently used in many different ways in our society and are very important in everyday uses. For many industries, acids and bases are a common factor as they are used to produce fertilizers, cleaning products or even food or medicine sources to ensure an easy lifestyle. Acid is a substance with particular chemical properties, acids react with some metals to produce hydrogen gas, acids also react with carbonates and bicarbonates to produce carbon dioxide, it has a sour taste. Some properties of acids are: they produce H+ ions (such as H3O+) in water (the hydronium ion is a hydrogen ion attached to a water molecule), they react with bases to form salt and water, they turn blue litmus paper into red has a pH range between 1 and 6. According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory, acids form a conjugate base after donating a proton. The base is a substance with particular chemical properties; produces OH- ions in water, its aqueous solutions (water) conduct and are electrolytes. Turn red litmus paper blue. It reacts with acids to form salt and water, has a pH between 8 and 14. According to the Bronsted-Lowry theory the base forms a conjugated acid when it receives a proton. Considering the pH scale shows how strong or weak an acid or base is. Acids and bases can be called strong acids and strong bases when they are fully ionized when dissolved in water. Strong acids react completely with water to produce hydrogen ions H+.For example: when considering hydrochloric acid which is a strong acid it combines with hydrogen and chlorine forming its product:HCI H+ + CI-Hydrochloric acid Hydrogen + ChlorineIons ... ...middle of paper ......acid, the production of phosphate fertilizers is more environmentally friendly than the production of medicines. Adding more sulfuric acid in drugs and medicines can lead to many diseases, while producing fertilizers using sulfuric acid can lead to a healthy lifestyle. Part F: References: Lawrence, L 2004, 'Acids and Bases', National Laboratory, http:/ /www.ehow.com/about_6460548_do-bases-affect-daily-lives_.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=askMarie, A. ( 2009, January 1). Acids and bases. . Retrieved from http://chemistry.about.com/od/acidsbases/a/acidsbasesterms.htmCalculating the pH Scale. (2006, January 1). . Retrieved from http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/howtosolveit/Equilibrium/Calcuring_pHandpOH.htmclark, j. (2002, January 1). strong and weak bases. . Retrieved from http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/acidbaseeqia/bases.html