A mineral acid (or inorganic acid) is an acid derived from one or more inorganic compounds, as opposed to organic acids which are acidic, organic compounds...
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Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula HNO3. It is a highly corrosive mineral acid. The compound is colorless, but samples tend to acquire...
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and salts, strong mineral acids can directly be distilled. One important invention that resulted from the discovery of the mineral acids is aqua regia, a...
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Perchloric acid is a mineral acid with the formula HClO4. Usually found as an aqueous solution, this colorless compound is a stronger acid than sulfuric acid, nitric...
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boracic acid. It is usually encountered as colorless crystals or a white powder, that dissolves in water, and occurs in nature as the mineral sassolite...
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acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid...
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nitric oxide and nitric acid:: 1 3 HNO2 → 2 NO + HNO3 + H2O Consequently applications of nitrous acid usually begin with mineral acid acidification of sodium...
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fluorescence, radioactivity, as well as its taste or smell and its reaction to acid. Minerals are classified by key chemical constituents; the two dominant systems...
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Butyric acid Folic acid In general, organic acids are weak acids and do not dissociate completely in water, whereas the strong mineral acids do. Lower molecular...
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examples of monoprotic acids in mineral acids include hydrochloric acid (HCl) and nitric acid (HNO3). On the other hand, for organic acids the term mainly indicates...
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