- an
electron pair,
known as a
Lewis acid. The
first category of
acids are the
proton donors, or Brønsted–Lowry
acids. In the
special case of
aqueous solutions...
- 8.5, but
acid rain has a pH
level lower than this and
ranges from 4–5 on average. The
more acidic the
acid rain is, the
lower its pH is.
Acid rain can...
- 3CH(OH)CO− 2.
Compared to
acetic acid, its pKa is 1 unit less,
meaning lactic acid is ten
times more acidic than
acetic acid. This
higher acidity is the consequence...
-
Acetic acid /əˈsiːtɪk/,
systematically named ethanoic acid /ˌɛθəˈnoʊɪk/, is an
acidic,
colourless liquid and
organic compound with the
chemical formula...
-
Sulfuric acid (American
spelling and the
preferred IUPAC name) or
sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling),
known in
antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral...
-
Carborane acids H(CXB 11Y 5Z 6) (X, Y, Z = H, Alk, F, Cl, Br, CF3) are a
class of superacids, some of
which are
estimated to be at
least one
million times...
-
Amino acids are
organic compounds that
contain both
amino and
carboxylic acid functional groups.
Although over 500
amino acids exist in nature, by far...
-
Nitric acid is an
inorganic compound with the
formula HNO3. It is a
highly corrosive mineral acid. The
compound is colorless, but
samples tend to acquire...
-
intermediate in the
citric acid cycle,
which occurs in the
metabolism of all
aerobic organisms.
More than two
million tons of
citric acid are
manufactured every...
-
Nitrobenzoic acids are
derivatives of
benzoic acid. Two are
commercially important. They are
about ten
times more acidic than the
parent benzoic acid. Nitrobenzoic...
