What is an Acid? Simple Guide for Beginners and Made Easy

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What is An Acid?

Definition:-

"An acid is substance which forms H+ ions when dissolved in water"

"According to Bronsted Lowery Theory, a species which donates or have a tendency to donate a proton is called Acid."

"According to Lewis-Acid Base concept, A substance that can accept a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond is called Lewis Acid."

Properties of Acid:-

An acid have
  • sour taste.
  • an ability to turn blue litmus paper to red.
  • an ability to react with Carbonates and evolve Carbon Dioxide,

Examples Of Some Common Acid:-

Serial No.
Name of Compound
Formula
1
Acetic Acid
CH3COOH
2
Carbonic Acid
H2CO3
3
Formic Acid
HCOOH
4
Sulphuric Acid
H2SO4
5
Sulphorous Acid
H2SO3
6
Nitric Acid
HNO3
7
Nitrous Acid
HNO2

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