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Q.

Which of the following are mineral acids?

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a

Nitric acid

b

Citric acid

c

Formic acid

d

Hydrochloric acid

answer is A, D.

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Detailed Solution

Mineral acids are acids produced from inorganic compounds. A hydrogen ion and a conjugate base are produced upon dissociation of a mineral acid. A carbon atom shouldn't be present in the conjugate base.

H+ and NO3- ions are produced during the dissociation of nitric acid (HNO3). The conjugate base is NO3-. Nitric acid is not an organic acid because it does not include carbon, making it a mineral acid instead. Thus, choice (A) is the right one.
Citrus acid (C6H8O7) is an organic acid rather than a mineral acid because upon dissociation, it produces a conjugate base that contains carbon. Option (B) is therefore untrue.
Since formic acid (HCOOH) dissociates into a base conjugate containing carbon, formic acid is an organic acid rather than a mineral acid. Option (C) is therefore untrue.H+and Cl- ions are produced during the dissociation of hydrochloric acid (HCl). The conjugate base is Cl-. Because it doesn't contain carbon, hydrochloric acid is a mineral acid rather than an organic one. So option (D) is correct as well.

Hence, the correct alternatives are options A and D.

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