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hydrochloric acid and pharmacology
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What are two uses of acids and bases?
Acids are used two breack down food in your stomach and used for testing with experiment two see what will happen (strong acids are usually used to break down things). Bases are like anti-acids they try to destroy acids,for example tums or pepto fismol. Bases destroy the heart burn which is caused from to much acid in your stomach and it goes to places example.your heart. You take the tums or pepto fismol which has a base in it and nuetralises each other.
What ions are used to group acids and bases?
Acids: H+ and Bases: OH-
What is used for pickling. Acids or bases?
Acids eg vinegar
Is the term alkaline used as a synonym for bases or acids?
bases
Why the dilute hydrochloric acid which present in stomach is not damaging the stomach?
because along with acids bases are also released and mucus is a protein that protects stomach from acid injury
Where do acids and bases have uses?
Acids and Bases are used in basically everything. All cleaners are usually bases or weak acids, that help remove stains, by reacting with the substance. Some weak acids and bases are used in foods, for example vinegar is a base and citric acid (From lemons etc). is obviously an acid. Please respond if this did not fully help you understand acids and bases uses.
What is used to indentifiy bases and acids?
Acid base indicators are used to identify acids and bases. Among the common indicators are;PhenolphthaleinMethyl redMethyl orangeBromothymol blue
How many different nitrogenous bases are found in nucleic acids?
There is a set of 5 nitrogenous bases used in the construction of nucleic acids.
How are acids and alkalis useful?
hydroochloric acid helps ffight germs in ya stomach..and bases are usedd in toothpaste to fight tooth decay caused by acids
What does the stomach use to complete its job?
Acids. Internal acids are used to digest the food into energy
Can acids and bases be used to make fertilizer?
Both
System used to measure the strength of acids and bases?
Numbers are used. Numbers 1-6 are acids, number 7 is neutral, and numbers 8-14 are bases.
