Acids
Organic and inorganic acids suitable for a wide variety of laboratory applications. Products are available in solid and liquid forms and in various pH values, quantities, reagent grades, and purities.
Acids are defined as substances that have a sour taste, a low pH (<7), and cause litmus paper to turn red. They also react with bases (yielding water and ionic compounds called salts) and produce hydrogen gas when used to dissolve metals such as zinc and iron.
Chemically, an acid is a molecule or ion that acts as a proton or hydrogen ion donor (Brønsted-Lowry acid) in a non-aqueous solution. In water, acids form hydronium ions (H3O+).
An acid is alternatively defined as a molecule or ion that accepts an electron pair (Lewis acid). One example is trifluoroborane, which has a boron atom capable of accepting an electron pair from ammonia (NH3) to form NH3-BF3.
Common inorganic acids include hydrochloric, sulfuric, nitric, and phosphoric acids. Common organic acids include acetic, benzoic, citric, and lactic acids.
In the laboratory, acids are used as reagents or catalysts in many types of chemical reactions.
Strong acids, such as sulfuric and hydrochloric acid, are highly corrosive and have extensive commercial applications.
- Sulfuric acid is used to process petroleum and minerals and to make other chemicals like nitric acid
- Hydrochloric acid is used to pickle steel and other metals
- Some acids are used as neutralizers to produce salts; for example, ammonium nitrate is produced by the reaction of nitric acid with ammonia
- Many acids are also used in the food and beverage industry
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Nitric Acid 68-70% d=1.42, Certified AR, for Analysis, Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 7697-37-2 Molecular Formula: HNO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 63.01 MDL Number: MFCD00011349 InChI Key: GRYLNZFGIOXLOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: hydrogen nitrate,aqua fortis,azotic acid,salpetersaeure,rfna,acidum nitricum,nital,acide nitrique,nitrous fumes,nitryl hydroxide PubChem CID: 944 ChEBI: CHEBI:48107 IUPAC Name: nitric acid SMILES: O[N+]([O-])=O
Nitric Acid 65% d=1.40, Certified AR, for Analysis, Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 7697-37-2 Molecular Formula: HNO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 63.01 MDL Number: MFCD00011349 InChI Key: GRYLNZFGIOXLOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: hydrogen nitrate,aqua fortis,azotic acid,salpetersaeure,rfna,acidum nitricum,nital,acide nitrique,nitrous fumes,nitryl hydroxide PubChem CID: 944 ChEBI: CHEBI:48107 IUPAC Name: nitric acid SMILES: O[N+]([O-])=O
Nitric Acid 70% d=1.42, SLR, Extra Pure, Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 7697-37-2 Molecular Formula: HNO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 63.01 MDL Number: MFCD00011349 InChI Key: GRYLNZFGIOXLOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: hydrogen nitrate,aqua fortis,azotic acid,salpetersaeure,rfna,acidum nitricum,nital,acide nitrique,nitrous fumes,nitryl hydroxide PubChem CID: 944 ChEBI: CHEBI:48107 IUPAC Name: nitric acid SMILES: O[N+]([O-])=O
Hydrochloric Acid, 37%, Certified AR for Analysis, d=1.18, Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 7647-01-0 Molecular Formula: ClH InChI Key: VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N PubChem CID: 313 ChEBI: CHEBI:17883
Acetic Acid, Glacial (HPLC), Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 64-19-7 Molecular Formula: C2H4O2 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 60.05 MDL Number: MFCD00036152 InChI Key: QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N IUPAC Name: acetic acid SMILES: CC(O)=O
Nitric acid, 70%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
CAS: 7697-37-2 Molecular Formula: HNO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 63.01 MDL Number: MFCD00011349 InChI Key: GRYLNZFGIOXLOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: hydrogen nitrate,aqua fortis,azotic acid,salpetersaeure,rfna,acidum nitricum,nital,acide nitrique,nitrous fumes,nitryl hydroxide PubChem CID: 944 ChEBI: CHEBI:48107 IUPAC Name: nitric acid SMILES: O[N+]([O-])=O
Hydrochloric Acid, 37%, Extra Pure, d=1.18, SLR, Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 7647-01-0 Molecular Formula: ClH Molecular Weight (g/mol): 36.46 MDL Number: MFCD00011324 MFCD00792839 InChI Key: VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: hydrochloric acid,hydrogen chloride,muriatic acid,chlorohydric acid,acide chlorhydrique,chlorwasserstoff,spirits of salt,hydrogen chloride hcl,anhydrous hydrochloric acid,chloorwaterstof PubChem CID: 313 ChEBI: CHEBI:17883 IUPAC Name: hydrogen chloride SMILES: Cl
Nitric Acid 68% d=1.42, Primar Plus™, for Trace Metal Analysis, Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 7697-37-2 Molecular Formula: HNO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 63.01 MDL Number: MFCD00011349 InChI Key: GRYLNZFGIOXLOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: hydrogen nitrate,aqua fortis,azotic acid,salpetersaeure,rfna,acidum nitricum,nital,acide nitrique,nitrous fumes,nitryl hydroxide PubChem CID: 944 ChEBI: CHEBI:48107 IUPAC Name: nitric acid SMILES: O[N+]([O-])=O
Hydrofluoric Acid, 40%, Certified AR for Analysis, Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 7664-39-3 Molecular Formula: FH Molecular Weight (g/mol): 20.01 MDL Number: MFCD00011346 InChI Key: KRHYYFGTRYWZRS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: hydrofluoric acid,hydrogen fluoride,fluorhydric acid,hydrofluoride,rubigine,fluorwasserstoff,hydrogen-fluoride,antisal 2b,fluorowodor polish,caswell no. 484 PubChem CID: 14917 ChEBI: CHEBI:29228 IUPAC Name: hydrogen fluoride SMILES: F
Formic Acid, 99.0+%, Optima™ LC/MS Grade, Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 64-18-6 Molecular Formula: CH2O2 MDL Number: 3297 InChI Key: BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N IUPAC Name: formic acid
L(-)-Malic acid, 99%
CAS: 97-67-6 Molecular Formula: C4H6O5 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 134.087 MDL Number: MFCD00064213 InChI Key: BJEPYKJPYRNKOW-REOHCLBHSA-N Synonym: l-malic acid,l---malic acid,s-2-hydroxysuccinic acid,2s-2-hydroxybutanedioic acid,l--malic acid,apple acid,--malic acid,l-apple acid,s-malic acid,s-2-hydroxybutanedioic acid PubChem CID: 222656 ChEBI: CHEBI:30797 IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-hydroxybutanedioic acid SMILES: C(C(C(=O)O)O)C(=O)O
Abietic acid, 90+%
CAS: 514-10-3 Molecular Formula: C20H30O2 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 302.46 MDL Number: MFCD03423567 InChI Key: RSWGJHLUYNHPMX-ONCXSQPRSA-N Synonym: abietic acid,sylvic acid,abietate,l-abietic acid,rosin acid,7,13-abietadien-18-oic acid,kyselina abietova,kyselina abietova czech,unii-v3dhx33184,ccris 3183 PubChem CID: 10569 ChEBI: CHEBI:28987 IUPAC Name: (1R,4aR,4bR,10aR)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,4b,5,6,10,10a-octahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid SMILES: CC(C)C1=CC2=CC[C@@H]3[C@](C)(CCC[C@@]3(C)C(O)=O)[C@H]2CC1
Abietic acid, 85%
CAS: 514-10-3 Molecular Formula: C20H30O2 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 302.46 MDL Number: MFCD03423567 InChI Key: RSWGJHLUYNHPMX-ONCXSQPRSA-N Synonym: abietic acid,sylvic acid,abietate,l-abietic acid,rosin acid,7,13-abietadien-18-oic acid,kyselina abietova,kyselina abietova czech,unii-v3dhx33184,ccris 3183 PubChem CID: 10569 ChEBI: CHEBI:28987 IUPAC Name: (1R,4aR,4bR,10aR)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,4b,5,6,10,10a-octahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid SMILES: CC(C)C1=CC2=CC[C@@H]3[C@](C)(CCC[C@@]3(C)C(O)=O)[C@H]2CC1
Acetic acid, sodium salt, 99+%, extra pure, anhydrous
CAS: 127-09-3 Molecular Formula: C2H3NaO2 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 82.03 MDL Number: MFCD00012459 InChI Key: VMHLLURERBWHNL-UHFFFAOYSA-M Synonym: sodium acetate,acetic acid, sodium salt,sodium acetate anhydrous,sodium acetate, anhydrous,acetic acid sodium salt,anhydrous sodium acetate,sodii acetas,sodium ethanoate,natrium aceticum,octan sodny czech PubChem CID: 517045 ChEBI: CHEBI:32954 SMILES: [Na+].CC([O-])=O