| Bases can be thought of as the chemical opposite of acids. A reaction between an acid and base is called neutralization. Bases
and acids are seen as opposites because the effect of an acid is to increase the hydronium ion (H3O+) concentration in water,
whereas bases reduce this concentration. Bases react with acids to produce water and salts (or their solutions).
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| A weak base is a chemical base that does not ionize fully in an aqueous solution. As bases are proton acceptors, a weak base
may also be defined as a chemical base in which protonation is incomplete. This results in a relatively low pH level compared
to strong bases. Bases range from a pH of greater than 7 (7 is neutral, like pure water) to 14 (though some bases are greater than 14).
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| A strong base is a base which hydrolyzes completely, raising the pH of the solution towards 14. Strong bases, like strong acids, attack living tissue and cause serious burns.
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