Question

Give some important use of acids

Answer 1

Acid	Use
Sulphuric Acid	Used for the manufacture of various fertilisers, explosives, paints, drugs and some compounds.
Nitric Acid	Used for making explosives
Hydrochloric acid	Used in tanning and printing industry. Also used for cleaning metal objects.
Citric acid	Used a a source of Vitamin C especially in medicines.also in food preservation and in flavouring soft drinks.
Boric acid	Used as an eye-wash, antiseptic and in grain preservation.
Acetic acid	Used for cooking, table vinegar , flavouring and preserving food.
Oxalic acid	Used as a constituent of ink stain remover.
Benzoic acid	Used in food preservation, manufacture of perfumes as well as medicines.
Tartaric acid	Used as a constituent of baking powder.