A tanker carrying a mineral acid met with an accident . its content spilled on the road. as the acid ran over the iron drain covers,they started fizzing. a specialist was called to see whether the acid actually leaked into the nearby river. (i) Explain how the specialist could carry out sample test to find out if the river water contained some acid or not. (ii) Why did the drain covers start fizzing as the acid ran over them? (iii) give an example of a mineral acid that might have been present in the tanker? answrrrr fasttt plzz..!!
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(i)he would test it by litmus paper or with ph paper or with methyl orange
and conclude that it is acidic.
(ii)the drain cover started fizzing as the mineral acid started to react with the substance present .
iii) malic acid , formalin acid and folic acid.
(i)he would test it by litmus paper or with ph paper or with methyl orange
and conclude that it is acidic.
(ii)the drain cover started fizzing as the mineral acid started to react with the substance present .
iii) malic acid , formalin acid and folic acid.
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(a) By dipping a strip of blue litmus paper in to the sample of river water.
If the colour changes to red this means that some acid has gone in to the river.
(b) Corrosion.
(c) Iron reacts with acid to evolve hydrogen gas.
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