Acids and Bases - Uses Of Acids And Bases

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Many specific uses of acids and bases have been discussed above. Generally, strong acids and bases are used for cleaning and, most importantly, for synthesizing other compounds. Their utility is illustrated by the fact that three of the top 10 chemicals produced in the US in 1994 are acids or bases: sulfuric acid (#1, 89 billion lbs/40 billion kg produced), sodium hydroxide (#8, 26 billion lbs/12 billion kg produced), and phosphoric acid (#9, 25 billion lbs/11 billion kg produced). Weak acids and bases have specific uses in society which are so variable that the specific compound entry should be consulted.

Resources

Books

Oxtoby, David W., et al. The Principles of Modern Chemistry. 5th ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2002.

Scorpio, Ralph. Fundamental of Acids, Bases, Buffers & Their Application to Biochemical Systems. Falls Church, VA: Kendall/Hunt, 2000.

Snyder, C.H. The Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary Things. 4th ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2002.

David W. Ball

KEY TERMS

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Functional group: —In organic chemistry, certain specific groupings of atoms in a molecule.
Ionic compound: —A compound consisting of positive ions (usually, metal ions) and negative ions (nonmetal ions) held together by electrostatic attraction.

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User Comments

7 months ago

give me all names of acids and their uses.

7 months ago

i need to know the other uses of acids/ bases

7 months ago

SNEHA

what are common uses of bases?

about 3 years ago

i want to know what are the uses of acids and bases

over 2 years ago

jeric taniero

give me the 10 other uses of acids

over 2 years ago

why does strong acids fumes when being poured or used in labs from one beaker to another

about 1 year ago

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over 3 years ago

no it aint i need to find out how we use acids at home

over 2 years ago

i just want to know waht are the uses and importance of acids only and not the bases

about 3 years ago

what the heck all i want to know is the main uses of bases. THATS IT! grrr i cant find it anywhere, and my project is due tomaro. ugh

over 3 years ago

coool

about 3 years ago

i want to know that how do acids and basis exists?? .. who was the first person who discovered it??? ...

over 2 years ago

where can i find the common base compounds!!? PLZz,i have my aSsignment and i can't find it anywhere!!

5 months ago

Kindly also provide me 10 alkalies names and their uses.

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5 months ago

Give me uses of following acids:
Fluoric acid
Formic acid
Lactic acid
Benzoic acid
Carbonic acid
Tannic acid

6 months ago

thinley namgay

is acid and base really useful in our daily life.... if yes, can u give the use of acid and base in our daily life?