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What are the foods containing oxalic acid?

The following foods contain oxalic acid:RhubarbSpinachKaleChardBeet greensCashewsAlmondsEat these foods in moderation because they interfere with calcium absorption in the body.


Is oxalic acid a strong acid?

No. Oxalic acid is a weak acid.


What is the forumla for oxalic acid?

Oxalic acid is H2C2O4


What is the basicity of oxalic acid?

the basisity of oxalic acid is dibasic acid


Does Rhubarb have acid in it?

no Oxalic acid is found in rhubarb


What is valency oxalic acid?

2 is the valency of oxalic acid


Is rhubarb an alkali?

It is an acid - Oxalic acid


How do you prepare oxalic acid?

how do prepare 0.1 N Oxalic acid


What happens when oxalic acid goes into the mouth?

Oxalic acid is found in such plants such as spinach and other plants like rhubarb. In high concentrations oxalic acid is poisonous. Oxalic acid is a organic compound that is colorless.


What are oxalic acid?

Oxalic acid is an organic compound, a diprotic acid, with the molecular formula H2C2O4.


How do you convert carbon monoxide into oxalic acid?

It is a naturally occurring chemical found in vegetables such as beetroot, spinach, and rhubarb. Oxalic acid also occurs in relatively high concentrations in tea, chocolate, and other cocoa products. It combines with calcium and magnesium in the gut to form insoluble salts which impede the absorption of these essential minerals. High concentrations of oxalic acid are toxic, which is why we do not eat rhubarb leaves (they contain very much more oxalic acid than the stems). oxalic acid is also produced in the human body. About 5 per cent of the population suffer from recurrent kidney stones as a result of internal oxalic acid production. **The oxalic acid of commerce, however, is manufactured in ton quantities by reacting sugar with nitric acid, in the presence of a catalyst.


What elements are in an oxalic acid?

Oxalic acid contain hydrogen, oxygen carbon.