Acid Definition
Whenever we talk about chemistry few concepts that strike our minds are Acid, Base, metals, non-metals, electrons, and protons. So, in this article, we are discussing the common term used in chemistry, "Acid. We all are," familiar with this concept because everyone must have listened to it since childhood.
Acid is not only a chemical that is present in a liquid state in front of us in the laboratories which have a severe and disastrous effect if a single drop of it falls on our hand; it's not like so; around us, even all the matter present have a proportion of Acid or base in it. Moreover, the snacks, fruits, or pulses we consume daily also have a proportion of Acid that is beneficial to us in several ways.
Uses of Acid
A few applications of Acid in the industrial sector are listed below:
- In large-scale industries, foodstuff-related factories have boilers, and cleaning those boilers is not possible manually; at that time, the factories used dilute Hydrochloric Acid to remove dirt and impurities deposited inside the large boilers.
- Dilute Hydrochloric Acid is often used in daily household cleaning, as it efficiently cleans the sanitary ware of the house and the sinks in the kitchen.