Effect on It changes blue litmus paper to red. blue litmus No effect No change paper Examples Sulphuric acid Sodium hydroxide Sodium chloride hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide magnesium chloride nitric acid & calcium sulphate phosphoric acid potassium chloride Properties They have sour taste. They have soapy feeling. Reactions Acid + base salt + water The importance of common acids Acid Occurrence Importance Digestion of proteins in the Hydrochloric acid Stomach juice. stomach. Produced during physical exercise. Sugar is Lactic acid Muscles. processed quickly to give you energy & the product is lactic acid. Needed for many functions Ascorbic acid= Tomatoes & oranges. in the body. Its deficiency vitamin c causes illness. Folic acid Green leafy vegetable. Proper cell growth.
Effect on blue litmus paper It changes blue litmus paper to red. No change No effect Examples Sulphuric acid hydrochloric acid, nitric acid & phosphoric acid Sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide Sodium chloride magnesium chloride calcium sulphate potassium chloride Properties They have sour taste. They have soapy feeling. Reactions Acid + base salt + water The importance of common acids Acid Occurrence Importance Hydrochloric acid Stomach juice. Digestion of proteins in the stomach. Lactic acid Muscles. Produced during physical exercise. Sugar is processed quickly to give you energy & the product is lactic acid. Ascorbic acid= vitamin c Tomatoes & oranges. Needed for many functions in the body. Its deficiency causes illness. Folic acid Green leafy vegetable. Proper cell growth.
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