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Bases taste bitter, feel soapy. Turn red litmus BLUE. Alkalis = soluble bases. Examples: NaOH (sodium hydroxide โ caustic soda), Ca(OH)โ (lime water), Mg(OH)โ (milk of magnesia โ antacid), NHโ (ammonia โ in cleaning products). Uses: baking soda (NaHCOโ) for cooking, washing soda (NaโCOโ) for laundry.