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Indicator | Colour in acidic solution | Colour In basic solution |
Blue litmus solution | Red | No colour change |
Red litmus solution | No colour change | Blue |
Phenol phthanlein | Coloruress | Pink |
Methyl orange | Pink | Yellow |
Acids | Bases | ||
➞ | Sour taste | ➞ | Bitter taste |
➞ | Turns blue litmus to red | ➞ | Turns red litmus to blue |
➞ | Provided H+ ions When dissociated | ➞ | Provided OH– ion when dissociated |
➞ | pH less than 7 | ➞ |
Bases dissolve in Water to give alkalies
pH more than 7 upto 14 |
➞ | strong acids HCl, HNO3, H2SO4 | ➞ | strong base NaOH, KOH |
➞ | weak acids H2CO3 CH3COOH H3PO4 | ➞ | weak base NH4OH |
Name | Type | Chemical Formula | Where found or used |
Carbonic acid | Mineral acid | H 2 CO 3 | In soft drinks and lends fizz, in stomach as gastric juice, used in tanning industry |
Nitric acid | Mineral acid | HNO 3 |
Used in the manufacture of explosives.
(TNT, Nitroglycerine) and fertilizers (Ammonium nitrate, Calcium nitrate, Purification of Au, Ag.) |
Hydrochloric acid | Mineral acid | HC l |
In purification of common salt, in textile industry as bleaching agent,
to make aqua regia mixture of HC l and HNO 3 in ratio of 3 : 1 |
Sulphuric acid | Mineral acid | H 2 SO 4 |
Commonly used in car batteries, in the manufacture of fertilizers
(Ammonium sulphate, super phosphate) detergents etc, in paints, plastics, drugs, in manufacture of artificial silk, in petroleum refining.
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Phosphoric acid | Mineral acid | H 3 PO 4 | Used in antirust paints and in fertilizers. |
Formic acid | Organic acid | HCOOH(CH 2 O 2 ) |
Found in the stings of ants and bees, used in tanning leather,
in medicines for treating gout disease of joints. |
Acetic acid | Organic acid | CH 3 COOH(C 2 H 4 O 2 ) |
Found in vinegar used a solvent in the manufacture of dyes and perfumes
manufacture of dyes and perfumes |
Lactic acid | Organic acid | CH 3 CH(OH)COOH(C 3 H 6 O 3 ) |
Responsible for souring of milk in curd.
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Benzoic acid | Organic acid | C 6 H 5 COOH |
Used as a food preservation.
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Citric acid | Organic acid | C 6 H 8 O |
Present in lemons, oranges and citrus fruits.
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