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define oxalic acid?????​

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Answered by itzshrutiBasrani
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☆Defination☆

a poisonous crystalline acid with a sour taste, present in rhubarb leaves, wood sorrel, and other plants.

☆Advantages ☆

  • It interferes essential minerals, iron, magnesium and especially calcium. 
  • Oxalic acid is widely used as an acid rinse in laundries, where it is effective in removing rust and ink stains .

☆Disadvantages ☆

  • Oxalic acid can bind calcium from the blood to form calcium oxalate, which can precipitate in the kidney tubules and the brain
  • It can effect Abdominal pain, Burns and blisters where the acid contacted the skin, lips, tongue, and gums.

Answered by Rudranil420
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Answer:

Oxalic acid is an organic compound with the formula C₂H₂O₄. It is a white crystalline solid that forms a colorless solution in water. Its condensed formula is HOOCCOOH, reflecting its classification as the simplest dicarboxylic acid. Its acid strength is much greater than that of acetic acid.

  • Formula: C2H2O4
  • Formula: C2H2O4Molar mass: 90.03 g/mol
  • Formula: C2H2O4Molar mass: 90.03 g/molConjugate base: Hydrogenoxalate
  • Formula: C2H2O4Molar mass: 90.03 g/molConjugate base: HydrogenoxalateIDLH (Immediate danger): 500 mg/m3
  • Formula: C2H2O4Molar mass: 90.03 g/molConjugate base: HydrogenoxalateIDLH (Immediate danger): 500 mg/m3UN number: 3261
  • Formula: C2H2O4Molar mass: 90.03 g/molConjugate base: HydrogenoxalateIDLH (Immediate danger): 500 mg/m3UN number: 3261Main hazards: corrosive

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