What is the difference between mineral acids and strong acids?

Answer 1

The main difference is that a mineral acid (for instance, sulfuric acid) will dissociate completely in solution, while an organic acid (for instance, acetic acid) will dissociate only partially.

Specifically:

When you put sulfuric acid (H2SO4) into water, all of the molecules of acid will dissociate into two protons (H+) and sulfate anions (SO4=). There will be no intact molecules of H2SO4 in solution.

When you put acetic acid (CH3COOH) into water, only some of the molecules dissociate into proton (H+) and acetate anions (CH3COO-). Some of the acetic acid molecules remain intact in solution.

Answer 2

They're two different concepts (with a considerable amount of overlap). Strong acids are acids which dissociate essentially completely in aqueous solution (first pKa below about -1.7). The opposite of a strong acid is a weak acid, which does not completely dissociate in aqueous solution. Mineral acids are inorganic acids, e.g. hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and nitric acid. The opposite of a mineral acid is an organic acid like a carboxylic acid (e.g. citric acid, acetic acid, or malic acid), or certain other compounds such as carbolic acid (phenol) which are weakly acidic due to the electron withdrawing effects of the phenyl ring. Most if not all strong acids are mineral acids, but not all mineral acids are strong acids (phosphoric acid and hydrofluoric acid are two examples of mineral acids that would be considered weak acids, though both of them can still be dangerous, hydrofluoric acid in particular). Don't Mess Around With Anything You Haven't Been Trained To Use!!!!

Answer 3

Mineral Acids : some acids are prepared from the mineral's present in the earth's crust.Examples are hydrochloric acid(HCL),sulphuric acid(H2SO4),nitric acid(HNO3),etc. these acids are called mineral acids.

Organic acids: these acids are present in organic matter,i.e.,in animal and plant materials. these are generally weak acids

Answer 4

Mineral particles are generally metals, where as an "organic compound" contains carbon.