answer: e. sour taste
explanation: acids are those substances which dissociates in water to give
ions. as they dissociate to give ions, they act as electrolytes and thus are electrically conductive. acids are sour in taste. example: hcl
![hcl\rightarrow h^++cl^-](/tex.php?f=hcl\rightarrow h^++cl^-)
bases are those substances which dissociates in water to give
ions or accepts
ions. as they dissociate to give ions, they act as electrolytes and thus are electrically conductive. bases are bitter in taste. bases are slippery in nature.
![naoh\rightarrow na^++oh^-](/tex.php?f=naoh\rightarrow na^++oh^-)
![nh_3+h^+\rightarrow nh_4^+](/tex.php?f=nh_3+h^+\rightarrow nh_4^+)