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Why benzoic acid and salicylic acid is added to milk and what is the basis for the test used to detect the presence of these acids?
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What is the derivative of benzoic acid?
Salts of the benzoic acids are called benzoates.
Is aspirin the strongest acid?
No, It is acetyl salicylic acid. Common acids are H2SO4, HCl, HNO3...etc. Jigar Modi
Can nucleic acids be detected by the ELISA format?
No, ELISA would not be able to detect the presence of nucleic acids. As ELISA uses a antibodies to detect the presence of a antigen. Hence as the nucleic acid is within the cell (nucleus), the antibody used does not attach themselves to the nucleic acid but to the antigen.
What type of bond is benzoic acid?
Carboxylic Acids are polar therefore benzoic acid is a polar molecule.
Is benzoic acid soluble?
Benzoic acid is soluble in water, as are all acids, by definition. An acid is a chemical which, when dissolved in water, increases the concentration of H+ ions.
Why can phosphorus-32 be used to detect the presence of nucleic acids but not amino acids?
amino acids only contain carbon,hydrogen,oxygen and nitrogen. they do not contain phosphorus and cannot be incorporated. the ion phosphoric acid is found in nucleic acid.
Is benzoic acid polar covalent or non-polar covalent?
Covalent - Acids don't have metals in them, so they have covalent bonds.
Can you name three acids used in hospitals?
benzoic acid,boric acid,sulphuric acid
What happens in the reaction between salicylic acid and sodium hydroxide?
salicylic acid can react with thionyl chloride in presence of DMF using benzene as a solvent .Generally carboxylic group has a tendancy to react with thionyl chloride and give acid chloride. ----- US2899458. Pure acid chloride can be obtained from salicylic acid with thionyl chloride in presence of catalytic amounts of pyridine in pentane-hexane solvent, at 30 dec C.
What do acids do in the presence of water?
Get Diluted
Do you think Tasting is a good way of testing the presence of acids?
tasting is not a good way of testing the presence of acids because some acids could be corrosive such as the sulphuric acid.
Can Salicylic acid conduct electricity?
All acids conduct electricity except when they are dry
