Question

Hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and sulphuric acid are known as mineral acids because they:

• A. attack minerals
• B. are obtained from minerals
• C. are obtained from crude oil
• D. both (a) and (b)

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

are obtained from minerals

A mineral acid is any inorganic acid or general acids obtained from minerals or non-living things are called mineral or inorganic acids. Examples are: Sulphuric acid ($H_{2}S{O}_4$), nitric acid ($HN{O}_3$), hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, boric acid, and hydrofluoric acid are all mineral acids.