Chemistry Common Industrial Acids, Bases, and Salts · 16-9 Some Common Industrial Acids, Bases,...
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16-9 Some Common Industrial Acids, Bases, and Salts Name and formula Classification Strength Uses acetic acid, HC 2 H 3 O 2 acid weak vinegar, plastic production aluminum sulfate, Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 salt weakly acidic water treatment, cosmetics ammonia, NH 3 or NH 4 OH (aq) base weak fertilizer production, refrigerant ammonium nitrate, NH 4 NO 3 salt weakly acidic fertilizer, explosives carbon dioxide, CO 2 acid weak carbonated beverages hydrochloric acid, HCl acid strong steel production, cleaning, pool treatment lime, CaO or Ca(OH) 2 base strong steel production, air pollution control phosphoric acid, H 3 PO 4 acid moderately strong fertilizer, detergent, food industry sodium hydroxide, NaOH base very strong paper and soap production sulfuric acid, H 2 SO 4 acid strong fertilizer, automobile batteries © BJU Press. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Chapter Sixteen Acids, Bases, and Salts
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16-9 Some Common Industrial Acids, Bases, and Salts
Name and formula Classification Strength Uses
acetic acid, HC2H3O2 acid weak vinegar, plastic production
aluminum sulfate, Al2(SO4)3 salt weakly acidic water treatment, cosmetics
ammonia, NH3 or NH4OH (aq) base weak fertilizer production, refrigerant
ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3 salt weakly acidic fertilizer, explosives
carbon dioxide, CO2 acid weak carbonated beverages
hydrochloric acid, HCl acid strong steel production, cleaning, pool treatment
lime, CaO or Ca(OH)2 base strong steel production, air pollution control
phosphoric acid, H3PO4 acid moderately strong fertilizer, detergent, food industry
sodium hydroxide, NaOH base very strong paper and soap production
sulfuric acid, H2SO4 acid strong fertilizer, automobile batteries
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