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प्रश्न
State some of the uses of mineral acids in industry.
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उत्तर
- Sulphuric acid is used in the manufacture of fertilisers (such as ammonium sulphate), paints, dyes, chemicals, plastics, synthetic fibres, detergents, explosives, and car batteries.
- Nitric acid is used to make fertilisers (such as ammonium nitrate), explosives such as Trinitrotoluene (TNT), dyes, and plastics.
- Hydrochloric acid is used to remove oxide films from steel objects (before they are galvanised) and to remove scale deposits from inside boilers. It is also used in dye-stuffs, textiles, food and leather industries.
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