Question

What is the difference between inorganic and organic acids? Give examples.

Answer 1

Answer:

There are two basic types of acids organic and inorganic acids. Inorganic acids are sometimes referred to as mineral acids. As a group, organic acids are generally not as strong as inorganic acids. The main difference between the two is the presence of carbon in the compound; inorganic acids do not contain carbon.

Answer 2

Answer:

Organic acids as we know are weaker than the inorganic or mineral acids

organic acids have an alkyl group or atleast a carbon present compulsorily, which is not the case in inorganic acids.

organic acids dissociates into R-COO- and H+, whereas inorganic acids dissociates into the respective cation and anion.

inorganic acid example - HCl, H2SO4, HNO3

HCl = H+ + Cl-

organic acid example - CH3COOH, HCOOH

CH3COOH = CH3COO- + H+