What is Heart Burn? Does it really “burn”? Are there certain foods/ drinks that will make worse or better? What do you do if you have it? Solutions • a mixture of two or more substances that is identical throughout • can be physically separated • composed of solutes and solvents the substance in the smallest amount and the one that dissolves in the solvent Iced Tea Mix (solute) Salt water is considered a solution. How can it be physically separated? the substance in the larger amount that dissolves the solute Iced Tea (solution) Water (solvent) Colloids (milk, fog, jello) are considered solutions Review • pH is the measure of ? 10 seconds for the next question…….. • What do the letters pH stand for? (write it on your paper) • What is the scale we use to measure pH? (volunteers for the board?) • Identify how the H3+ and OH- ions form naturally Take a few minutes and answer the following question What is Heart Burn? Does it really “burn”? Are there certain foods/ drinks that will make worse or better? What do you do if you have it? How does your body react when you introduce foods that are acidic and basic? Buffer: Is a substance that can resist a change in pH. They occur naturally in your body and can bind with an acid or base to neutralize them.