ACIDS- Top 5 Facts About Acids, DID YOU KNOW?

Acids- Top 5 Facts About Acids, DID YOU KNOW? 

Top 5 Facts About Acids- You must be knowing what an acid actually means! Well an acid is a substance that yields H+ or H3O+(Hydronium) ions.Today we have brought top 5 facts about acids!


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1. World's Strongest Acid
        The world's strongest acid is actually Fluoroantimonic acid(HSbF6). It is a mixture of hydrogen fluoride and antimony pentafluoride.

2. World's Deadliest Acid
       The world's deadliest acid is Hydrofluoric Acid.Exposure to hydrofluoric acid may permanently damage the body parts(i.e., cause damage to the living tissues and cause burns)

3. Weakest Acid
      This might sound a bit astonishing but Hydrofluoric Acid is actually the weakest acid.You might be wondering that it was previously discussed as the deadliest, but yes that was actually its ability to cause damage to skin tissues.And here it is being judged on its chemical potential according to chemistry.

4. Most Expensive Acid
     Chloroplatinic acid is thought to be the most expensive acid in the world as it the important source for the production of platinum.Its chemical formula is [H3O]2[PtCl6](H2O)x (0≤x≤6). It is a red colored substance usually found in aqueous solution.

5. Edible/Food Acids
    Some acids are actually edible and found in food products which are quite beneficial for us for example the following edible acids - citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, tannic acid, benzoic acid.

6. Acids Actually Store Our Genetic Information
    Yes you heard it right! Well we all humans possess molecules known as RNA and DNA. RNA stands for ribo nucleic acid and DNA stands for de oxy ribo nucleic acid.These molecules combine with other cellular components in human body and store information that is passed over generations.

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