EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Bases have the property of feeling slippery because of the reaction of the base and the fatty acids on the skin. This causes a saponification reaction that produces soap.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bases feel slippery to touch. This is because they can change the structure of proteins. A strong base can cause severe chemical burns because it starts to damage the proteins in your skin. Basic substances are used in many cleaning products.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bases feel soapy or slippery on the skin and they can turn certain dyes blue. An example of a base is sodium hydroxide. Basicity is measured on a scale called the pH scale. On this scale, a pH value of 7 is neutral, and a pH value of more than 7 to 14 shows increasing basicity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bases feel slippery, like soap, and acids just feel wet. You shouldn’t touch either because they can damage your skin.

Detailed explanation-5: -Soaps and detergents are strong bases, giving it a slippery feeling because bases react with molecules in your body called fatty acids. (If it was a strong acid, the soap would burn your skin.)