How do acids dissolve stuff?

Answer 1

Vinegar is a mild acid and as such will disolve calcium and other minerals that are part of "water spots". As such, vinegar is good at removing mineral from windows, shower heads... and mixed with olive oil and spices, it makes a good salad dressing. vinegar also works as a meat tederiser it breaks down the glutens that make meat tuff vinegar also makes the best window cleaner. coffeepot cleaner and sprayed around a porch it will keep flies away in the summer for about 2 weeks at a time

Answer 2

NO - <it melts it thus making it dissolve> That's what fire does.

Acids dissolve "stuff" by causing a chemical reaction in the substance, generally donating a positively charged proton (or Hydrogen without an electron) or looking at it the other way, ripping off a negatively charged electron from what ever it is dissolving. either way you look at it, the acid causes the "stuff" to change chemically into something that is more polarized because of the charge and that makes it easier for "stuff" to dissolve into the water that the acid is diluted in.

It might seem like "stuff" is melting, but that's just the heat being given off by the chemical reaction and is not directly responsible for "stuff" dissolving.

Answer 3

Acids dissolve materials by breaking down their molecular structure through a process called dissociation. When an acid is added to a substance, it donates protons, which react with the molecules of the substance, weakening their bonds and causing them to break apart, ultimately leading to dissolution of the material.

Answer 4

You put hot water in the vinegar and it dissolves it faster.