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Uses of Acids and Bases
| Acids |
Bases |
| Use |
Example |
Use |
Example |
| 1 Eye wash |
Boric acid |
1 Soaps |
NaOH |
| 2 Cooking |
Acetic
acid |
2 Water
softening |
Ca (OH)2
|
| 3 Drinks |
Carbonic
acid |
3 Stain
remover |
NH4OH |
| 4 Ink stain
remover |
Oxalic
acid |
4 Fire
extinguishers |
Al(OH)3
|
| 5 Food
preservation |
Boric acid |
5 As antacid |
Mg(OH)2
|
| 6 Baking |
Tartaric
acid |
6 Bleaching
powder |
Ca (OH)2
|
| 7 Tanning
industry |
Hydrochloric
acid |
7 Alkaline
batteries |
KOH |
| 8 Medicine |
Citric
acid |
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Index
12.1 -
Lowry and Bronsted Concept 12.2 -
Conjugate Acid Base Pairs 12.3 -
Amphoteric Substance 12.4 -
Lewis Acids and Bases 12.5 -
Strong and Weak Acids and Bases 12.6 -
Dissociation 12.7 -
Ostwald's Dilution Law 12.8 -
Hydrogen Ion Concentration : pH 12.9 -
Polyprotic Acids 12.10 -
Salts 12.11 -
Methods of Preparation of Salts 12.12 -
Properties of Salts
Chapter
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