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B
Water
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C
Ether
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is A Water Bases are compounds that are usually bitter to taste, turns red litmus paper blue and release hydroxyl ions (OH−1) in the solution medium which are responsible for their basicity.
Bases can be either water soluble or they can be insoluble in water.
Water soluble bases are known as alkalis. For example NaOH, KOH,etc.