name any 5 commonly used acids and bases and state their sources and uses.

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anonymous · Answer

acetic acid  for making vinegar and for pickling
HCl for maintaining ph of food in stomach
citric acid in preserving food
nitric acid in fertilizers
 sulfuric acid in batteries

anonymous · Answer

bases  NaOH in making soap
MgOH   as a laxative (milk of magnesia )
CaOH  to lessen soil acidity
ammonia  in fertilizers
aluminium hydroxide  in water purification

anonymous · Answer

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vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

MgOH and CaOH do not exist.

Go for Mg(OH)2 and Ca(OH)2

anonymous · Answer

yeah sorry i admit  i was too busy writing the answer i forgot to write correct valency @ vincet