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 Form 4 Chemistry online lessons on acids, bases and salts

Uses of acids and bases

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Uses of acids and bases
1. Acids
- manufacture of aerated drinks
- cleaning metals services to remove the oxide layer
-# H_2SO_4# is used in car batteries to store and produce electricity
2. Bases/ alkalis
- Some weak bases e.g milk of magnesia, are used to relieve stomach disorders.
- manufacture of antiacids
- Calcium oxide and calcium chloride are used as drying agent in the lab.
- NaOH and KOH are used to test metal cations


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