What are some common uses of acids?

Answer 1

There are numerous uses for acids.

• Acids are often used to remove rust and other corrosion from metals in a process known as pickling.
• They may be used as an electrolyte in a wet cell battery, such as sulfuric acid in a car battery.
• In humans and many other animals, hydrochloric acid is a part of the gastric acid secreted within the stomach to help hydrolyze proteins and polysaccharides, as well as converting the inactive pro-enzyme, pepsinogen into the enzyme, pepsin.
• Steel used in construction is acid treated before painting. Dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid will remove any surface rust which would otherwise spread under the painted surface.
• 'Rust remover' used to repair cars is dilute phosphoric acid - H3PO4.
• Baking powder contains tartaric acid.
• 'Lime scale' removers contain dilute acids. Try using lemon juice or vinegar (weak acids). Lime scale is calcium carbonate (also called furring).
• A wasp sting is alkali. It may be neutralised with a weak acid (lemon juice or vinegar).

Answer 2

One of the noteable uses are that citric and oxalic acids can be used for rust removal. As acids, they can dissolve iron oxides without damaging the base metal like strong mineral acids such as HCl Con. and H2SO4 Con. Etc.

Answer 3

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There are numerous uses for acids.
Acids are often used to remove rust and other corrosion from metals in a process known as pickling. They may be used as an electrolyte in a wet cell battery, such as sulfuric acid in a car battery. In humans and many other animals, hydrochloric acid is a part of the gastric acid secreted within the stomach to help hydrolyze proteins and polysaccharides, as well as converting the inactive pro-enzyme, pepsinogen into the enzyme, pepsin.
Steel used in construction is acid treated before painting. Dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid will remove any surface rust which would otherwise spread under the painted surface. 'Rust remover' used to repair cars is dilute phosphoric acid - H3PO4. Baking powder contains tartaric acid. 'Lime scale' removers contain dilute acids. Try using lemon juice or vinegar (weak acids). Lime scale is calcium carbonate (also called furring). A wasp sting is alkali. It may be neutralised with a weak acid (lemon juice or vinegar).

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Answer 4

Everywhere - because there is no acid that is not a carboxylic - carbon and oxygen - acid. Hydrogen is the corrosive power of an acid and it gets its power from being able to remove itself from the carbon and oxygen main-acid-body by the process of dissolving, when placed in water.

Answer 5

Cleaning, coocking and diagesting

Answer 6

To nuetralize bases.

Answer 7

paint plastics

Answer 8

what are the uses of an acids

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