Examples of acid
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Acids are chemical compounds that are sour to taste and turn blue litmus paper red. They have a pH of less than 7 on the pH scale. They dissociate to release proton(H+) in aqueous solutions. Acids should be handled with great care as they are corrosive in nature. In this article, we discuss the examples of acids for 10 different types of acids.

Examples of Acids

Examples of Arrhenius Acids

Arrhenius acid increases the concentration of protons(H+) in aqueous solutions.

  1. Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
  2. Sulfuric acid (H2So4)
  3. Hydrobromic acid (HBr)
  4. Nitric acid (HNO3)
  5. Acetic acid (CH3COOH)
  6. Carbonic acid (H2CO3)
  7. Phosphoric acid (H3PO4)
  8. Perchloric acid (HClO4)
  9. Hydroiodic acid (HI)
  10. Hydrobromic acid (HBr)
  11. Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
  12. Oxalic acid (H2C2O4)

Examples of Mineral acids

Mineral acids are acids derived from inorganic compounds. They vary from weak to strong acids and also are mono, di, or even triprotic.

  1. Chlorosulphonic acid (HClSO3)
  2. Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
  3. Hydrobromic acid (HBr)
  4. Phosphoric acid (H3PO4)
  5. Fluosulphonic acid (HFSO3)
  6. Hydroiodic acid (HI)
  7. Nitric acid (HNO3)
  8. Perchloric acid (HClO4)
  9. Hypochloric acid (HOCl)
  10. Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
  11. Boric acid (H3BO3)
  12. Hydrofluoric acid (HF)
  13. Hyposelenic acid (H2SeO3)
  14. Selenic acid (H2SeO4)
  15. Fluorophosphoric acids (HF6PF)
  16. Chromic acid (CrO3)

Examples of Organic acids

Organic acids are organic in nature(contain hydrocarbons). These acids are present in most of our food items.

  1. The citric acid (C6H8O7)
  2. Lactic acid (C3H6O6)
  3. Acetic acid (CH3COOH)
  4. Malic acid (C4H6O5)
  5. Tartaric acid (C4H6O6)
  6. Formic acid (HCOOH)
  7. Uric acid (C5H4N4O3)
  8. Oxalic acid (C2H2O4)
  9. Phthalic acid (C6H4(CO2H)2)
  10. Oxaloacetic acid (C4H4O5)
  11. Succinic acid (C4H6O4)
  12. Gluconic acid (C6H12O7)

Examples of Brønsted-Lowry Acids

Any chemical compound that donates a proton(H+) to another compound can be called a  Brønsted–Lowry acid.

  1. Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
  2. Sulfuric acid (H2So4)
  3. Hydrobromic acid (HBr)
  4. Nitric acid (HNO3)
  5. Acetic acid (CH3COOH)
  6. Nitrous acid (HNO2)
  7. Carbonic acid (H2CO3)
  8. Phosphoric acid (H3PO4)
  9. Perchloric acid (HClO4)
  10. Ammonium ion (NH4+)
  11. Hydroiodic acid (HI)
  12. Hydrobromic acid (HBr)
  13. Oxalic acid (H2C2O4)
  14. Hydronium ion (H3O+)

Examples of Lewis Acids

Lewis acid can be defined as any chemical compound that can accept pair of non-bonding electrons.

  1. Borane (BH3)
  2. Aluminum chloride (AlCl3)
  3. Iron(III) bromide (FeBr3)
  4. Ethylaluminium sesquichloride [(C2H5)2AlCl*Cl2AlC2H5]
  5. Hydrogen ion (H+)
  6. Hydronium ions (H3O+)
  7. Magnesium(II) ion (Mg2+)
  8. Iron(II) ion (Fe2+)
  9. Iron(III) ion (Fe3+)

Examples of Strong acids

Strong acids dissociate completely into ions when dissolved in water.

  1. Fluoroantimonic acid (SbHF6)
  2. Carborane superacid [H(CHB11Cl11)]
  3. Triflic acid [H(CF3SO3)]
  4. Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
  5. Perchloric acid (HClO4)
  6. Nitric acid (HNO3)
  7. Chloric acid (HClO3)
  8. Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
  9. Hydroiodic acid (HI)
  10. Hydrobromic acid (HBr)
  11. Fluorosulfuric acid (H[FSO3])
  12. p-Toluenesulfonic acid (CH3C6H4SO3H)

Examples of Weak acids

Weak acids do not dissociate completely into ions when dissolved.

  1. Trichloracetic acid (CCl3COOH)
  2. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
  3. Formic acid (HCOOH)
  4. Nitrous acid (HNO2)
  5. Sulfurous acid (H2SO3)
  6. Phosphoric acid (H3PO4)
  7. Acetic acid (CH3COOH)
  8. Methanoic acid (HCO2H)
  9. Oxalic acid (C2H2O4)
  10. Hydrofluoric acid (HF)
  11. Benzoic acid (C6H5COOH)

Examples of Monoprotic acids

Monoprotic acids can donate only one proton(H+) ion.

  1. Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
  2. Nitric acid (HNO3) 
  3. Acetic acid (CH3COOH)
  4. Hydroiodic acid (HI)
  5. Hydrobromic acid (HBr)

Examples of Diprotic Acids

Diprotic acids can donate two protons(H+) ions.

  1. Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
  2. Carbonic acid (H2CO3)
  3. Oxalic acid: (C2H2O4)
  4. Chromic acid (H2CrO4)
  5. Glycine (C2H6NO2)
  6. Succinic acid (C4H6O4)

Examples of Triprotic acids

Triprotic acids (also called polyprotic along with diprotic acids) can donate three protons(H+) ions.

  1. Phosphoric acid (H3PO4)
  2. Arsenic acid (H3AsO4)
  3. Citric acid (C6H8O7)

See also

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