Question

While performing an experiment, Alex comes across a substance ‘X’ that is slippery to touch and bitter to taste. The substance ‘X’ most probably contains:

Answer 1

‘X’ is slippery to touch and bitter to taste. It exhibits the properties of base. So, it must be a base. Out of the given options, sodium hydroxide is a base, hydrochloric acid and citric acid are acids and sodium chloride is neither acidic nor basic.