What is an Acid? Simple Guide for Beginners and Made Easy

What is An Acid?

Definition:-

"An acid is substance which forms H+ ions when dissolved in water"

"According to Bronsted Lowery Theory, a species which donates or have a tendency to donate a proton is called Acid."

"According to Lewis-Acid Base concept, A substance that can accept a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond is called Lewis Acid."

Properties of Acid:-

An acid have

• sour taste.
• an ability to turn blue litmus paper to red.
• an ability to react with Carbonates and evolve Carbon Dioxide,

Examples Of Some Common Acid:-

Serial No.	Name of Compound	Formula
1	Acetic Acid	CH3COOH
2	Carbonic Acid	H2CO3
3	Formic Acid	HCOOH
4	Sulphuric Acid	H2SO4
5	Sulphorous Acid	H2SO3
6	Nitric Acid	HNO3
7	Nitrous Acid	HNO2