Properties of Acids
Properties of Acids
Some of the characteristic properties of acids are:
- Acids are sour to taste and are corrosive in nature along with sour taste, acids also have the ability to corrode
metals such as iron and aluminium. For this reason, acids are generally stored in glassware.
Mineral acids such as nitric and sulphuric acids can burn human tissues upon contact and damage clothes, paper, etc. Thus, one should handle acids with care.
Metals like potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, zinc and iron can react with the aqueous solution of an acid to evolve hydrogen gas.
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