Question

How acid is defined?

Answer 1

Acids

• Acid is a substance with certain chemical properties and a corrosive or sour taste.
• Acids, according to Arrhenius's theory, are species that dissociate in water to produce hydrogen ions $\left({\mathrm{H}}^{+}\right)$.
• According to Bronsted-Lowry theory, an acid is a substance that can donate a hydrogen ion$\left({\mathrm{H}}^{+}\right)$.
• According to Lewis's acid-base concept, acid is a species that takes an electron pair.
• These substances are chemically acidic in nature.

Examples of acids

• Examples of acids are Sulfuric acid$\left({\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\right)$, and nitric acid$\left({\mathrm{HNO}}_3\right)$.