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There are numerous was to categorize different acids. Here are a few different ways you can divide up different types. There are two general types of acids: strong acids and weak acids. There are only a few strong acids, and so ALL the others are considered weak. See the Related Questions for a complete list of the strong acids (and strong bases too).
Strong acids are considered strong because they dissociate completely in water to form the same number of moles of hydrogen ions (H+) as the number of moles of acid added to water. Therefore, for a strong acid, you can determine the pH of the solution simply by knowing the concentration of the acid (again, see the Related Questions for how to do this).
Weak acids on the other hand, do not dissociate completely in water. Some examples of weak acids are acetic acid (found in vinegar), carbonic acid, hydrofluoric acid, and formic acid. Note that just because an acid is called "weak" does NOT mean that it is not dangerous! Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is a weak acid and is one of the most dangerous acids of all of them! In order to determine the pH of a solution of a weak acid, you must know two things: the concentration of the acid in the solution, and also something called the Ka of the acid (or equivalently the pKa, which is just equal to -log10Ka). The Ka is a measure of how much the acid will dissociate. A higher Ka value (and a lower pKa!) means that the acid will dissociate more.
There are also other ways to categorize acids. The most common types of acids are those that release H+ when added to water. These include hydrochloric acid (HCl), sulfuric acid (H2SO4), acetic acid for example. However, there are other acids that do not release H+ ions! Some examples of this type of acid are aluminum chloride (AlCl3), iron(III) chloride (FeCl3), and boron trifluoride (BF3). What makes these acid is instead that the central metal (Al, Fe, or B in the examples here) are electron deficient. An acid can also be defined as something which accepts an electron pair (a Lewis acid). This is in fact the most general definition of an acid, and include ones that donate a proton also.
Finally, there are other ways to categorize acids, such as "mineral acids," "organic acids," "superacids."
See the Related Questions links and also the Web Links for more information about acids and bases.
hydrochloric acid
sulphuric acid
citric acid (in lemons etc.)
ascorbic acid (i.e. vitamin C)
acetic acid (in vinegar etc.)
tartaric acid
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 8y agoThere are far too many acids to list. There are two types of acids: strong acids and weak acids. There are only a short list of strong acids, but there are thousands of weak acids.
For a list of all the strong acids, see the Related Questions link to the left.
An acid is part of the class of substances whose watery solutions are characterized by a sour taste, such as vinegar. An acid has the capability of turning blue litmus red. It also reacts with bases and certain metals to form salts.
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∙ 12y agodefition of acid and it type
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∙ 16y agohydrocloric acid
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∙ 7y agoone is vinegar
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What are oxy-acids of chlorine?
The acids of chlorine having oxygen are the oxy acids , they are four ,HClO hypochlorous acid, HClO2 chlorous acid, HClO3 chloric acid and HClO4 perchloric acid, in these acids the oxidation no of oxygen are +1 ,+3 ,+5 and +7 respectively, the hypochlorous acid only exists in water. with the rise of no of oxygen atoms the acidic strength of oxy acids increases so perchloric acid is the strongest acid among these.
Why is sulfuric acid a better choice than ethanoic acid for the electrolyte?
Sulfuric acid is one of the 8 strong acids, thus it conducts electricity better than any other acids.
What are major sources of hydrogen ions in the body?
Aerobic respiration of glucose -> Carbonic acid Anaerobic respiration of glucose -> Lactic acid Incomplete oxidation of fatty acids -> Acidic ketone bodies Oxidation of sulfur-containing amino acids -> Sulfuric acid Hydrolysis of phosphoproteins and nucleic acids -> Phosphoric acid
Why is acid rain colourless?
Are acids colourless? Yes they are. So acid rain is colourless
What will dissolve calcium phosphate?
mild acids like vinegar & phosphoric acid.
What are hydrochloric nitric and carbonic all types of?
Hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and carbonic acid are all types of acids.
Rwo types of nucliec acids?
Two types of nucleic acids are DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).
What is the two main types of nuclaic acids?
there are two main types of nucleic acids- ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid, abbreviated as DNA and RNA respectively.
What are the types of acids and alkalis?
Acids can be classified as inorganic acids(eg.HCL) versus organic acids(carbolic acid).Acids can be classified as weak(eg.acetic acid) versus strong acids(eg.nitric acid).Alkalis can be classified as weak versus strong.
Can you give me some types of weak acids?
citric acid, phosphoric acid
What are 2 types of nucleic acids?
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), and RNA (ribonucleic acid),
How To Make Acid?
there are many types of acids, ask a question on what kind of acid you want to make.
What are two basic types of nucleic acids?
Two basic types of nucleic acids are ribonucleic acid (also referred to as RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (also referred to as DNA)
Types of acid present in the fruits?
Citric Acid is common in many different types of fruits.
What types of acids burns skin?
hydrochloric acid can burn the skin
What are kinds of acids and their uses?
Acid is considered to be any chemical compound that, when dissolved into water, it would result in a solution with hydroge ion activity greater than in pure water. Common examples of acids are: acetic acid (in vinegar) and sulfuric acid (in car batteries). More specific kinds are acids are: * Mineral acids:- Sulfuric acids- Nitric acids- Phosporhic acids- Chromic acids * Sulfonic acids:- Methanesulfonic acids- Ethanesulfonic acids- Benzenesulfonic acids- Toluenesulfonic acids * Carboxylic acids:- Formic acid- Acetic acid- Citrc acid * Vinylogous carboxylic acids:- Ascorbic acid- Meldrum's acid
List three types of nucleic acids?
There are only two chief types of nucleic acids. They are the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which carries the hereditary information from generation to generation, and RNA (ribonucleic acid), which delivers the instructions coded in this information to the cell's protein manufacturing sites.
