Acids and Bases

Acids and bases
Every beverage and other kinds of drinks, or foods that are eaten, have a specific taste to them. There are foods with sour tastes like buttermilk, lemon juice, orange juice, and certain candies. There is also a second taste that is bitter leading someone to immediately want to spit it out of their mouth. These sour and bitter tastes are caused by acids and bases.
The sour taste, like in orange juice, is tangy and is caused acids found in drinks or other foods. The word acid itself comes from a Latin word which means sour: acere. There are natural acids in most of the liquids people drink, like orange or lemon juice, meaning they are found in nature. Chemically, acids are molecules that split apart in water releasing hydrogen ions, increasing the number of these ions.
On the other hand, bases have a bitter taste, like baking soda, and have a soap-like texture. It will feel soapy if rubbed between the fingers. Both acids and bases were defined in 1887 by a chemist named Svante Arrhenius. Chemically, bases are molecules that split when put in water and release hydroxide ions, but reducing the number of hydrogen ions.