Define an acid?
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- 3+ months ago by AbdullahA...
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- science, acid
Answers (2)
a substance with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind.
"trees were exposed to mixtures of heavy metals, acids, and overdoses of nutrients"
There are three definitions of acid that are used all the time, and everybody will assume that you know them perfectly. So get into the book and learn them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%B8nsted%E2%80%93Lowry_acid%E2%80%93base_theory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_acids_and_bases
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-base_reaction#Arrhenius_theory