Question

Which of the following is a property of an acid?

**tastes bitter

tastes salty

reacts with metals

feels slippery**

Answer 1

React with metals.

Explanation:

Acids react with metals :-

Answer 2

Reacts with metals

Explanation:

Acids taste really sour, and so the first two options are not correct. Acids are also not slippery, those are alkalis. And so, the remaining option is correct, as acids react with metals.

The general equation for an acid reacting with a metal is:

`"acid + metal" \ -> \ "salt + hydrogen gas"`

Note that the metal used must also be high enough on the reactivity series for this to happen, as unreactive metals like copper, gold, and platinum, might need extremely concentrated acids for them to react.