Question

What are the uses of acids?

Answer 1

1. The hydrochloric acid present in our stomach helps in the digestion of foodstuff.
2. Vinegar (acetic acid) is used to preserve food materials.
3. Benzoic acid is also used to preserve food materials like pickles.
4. Sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acids are used to make washing and bathing soaps.
5. Sulphuric acid is called the king of chemicals. It is an effective dehydrating agent. It is used in various industries to make detergents, paints, fertilizers, and many more chemicals.
6. Hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid, and Sulphuric acid are important laboratory reagents.
7. Cells of all living organisms contain the fundamental nuclear material called nucleic acids. Animals have deoxyribo nucleic acid (DNA) whereas plants contain ribo nucleic acid (RNA).