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04/09/2021 8:39 pm
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(a) What are organic acids and mineral acids?
(b) Give two examples each of organic acids and mineral acids.
(c) State some of the uses of mineral acids in industry.
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04/09/2021 8:41 pm
(a) Organic acids are acids present in plant materials and animals. These are naturally occurring acids.
A mineral acid (or inorganic acid) is an acid derived from one or more minerals of the earth.
(b) Organic acids: Citric acid, lactic acid;
Mineral acids: Hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid.
(c) Uses of mineral acids in industry:
- Sulphuric acid is used in the manufacture of fertilizers, paints, dyes, detergents etc.
- Nitric acid is used for making fertilizers, explosives, dyes and plastics.
- Hydrochloric acid is used for removing oxide film from steel objects, in textile, food and leather industries.