- Benzoic acid: Its salts are used to preserve food
- Carbonic acid: To make carbonated drinks
- Ethanoic acid: A main compound of vinegar
- Hydrochloric acid: To clean metals before electroplating/ household cleaning/leather processing/swimming pool maintenance
- Nitric acid: To clean metals before electroplating/household cleaning/leather processing/swimming pool maintenance.
- Sulphuric acid: To make detergent, polymer and fertilizers
- Tartaric acid: manufacturing of soft drinks, provide tartness to food, as an emetic (a substance to induce vomiting)
Uses Of Bases
- Ammonia: prevent premature coagulation in natural/synthetic latex.
- Aluminum hydroxide: manufacture other aluminum compound and to make gastric medicine (antacid)
- Calcium hydroxide: To make cement, lime water, neutralize the acidity of soil and application of sewage treatment.
- Sodium hydroxide: Used in the manufacturing of soaps, detergents, and cleaners.
- Magnesium hydroxide: Suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water is used as an antacid, used as an antiperspirant armpit deodorant and as a nonhazardous alkali to neutralize acidic waste water.
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