What is Lactic acid?
'''Lactic acid''' is an [[acid]] that is very common in nature. Lactic Acid is a carboxylic acid with a chemical formula of C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]] discovered it in [[milk]] that had gone sour, in 1780. Today it is used as an [[additive]] to [[food]], to produce a [[sour]] taste. Contrary to popular belief, it is not produced in muscles when a person [[exercise|exercises]]. Lactate, on the other hand, is created within the muscles the more you exercise. {{chem-stub}} [[Category:Carboxylic acids]]