Question

what is an acid explain

Answer 1

An acid is any chemical substance which are sour to taste.
Acids are of two types:
Organic acids and Inorganic or mineral acids.

Organic acids are those acids which are found in vegetables and fruits and Inorganic acids are those acids which are prepared from minerals

Answer 2

acid when dissolve in water give h + ions .acidsare the substances with react with metal to produce hydrogen gas .acid are corrosive in nature .acid turns blue litmus to red. acid nourifies the effect of base.

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