What do bases have in common that helps differentiate them from acids?

Bases:

have a pH greater than 7more bitterslippery to touchusually have the chemical compound OH at the end (hydroxide)Example: soap, ammonia

Acids:

have a pH less than 7more sourreacts with many metalcan dissolve bonesExample: hydrochloric acid, lemons

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You would be correct, boiling water does disinfect contamination.    the property of disinfecting means to kill  germs, bacteria and other pathogens or contamination  that might cause an infection or cause a person to become sickly. a couple methods of disinfecting are using soap, other cleaning supplies or by simply "boiling" the contaminate.  the reason why boiling water disinfects certain attributes is because some cells cannot survive the heat and pressure.

The correct answer is weight.