api: YAML JSON TOON Database
version: 1.0.0
format: json
dataset:
  slug: common-acids-bases
  title: Common Acids and Bases
  description: Frequently encountered acids and bases with formulas.
  summary: "Common laboratory and household acids and bases with formulas, strength classification and whether they are acidic or basic: hydrochloric, sulfuric, nitric and acetic acid, sodium and potassium hydroxide and ammonia, plus phosphoric, carbonic, citric, hydrofluoric and other acids and several additional bases."
  use_when:
    - You need the formula and general strength of a common acid or base.
    - You are building an acid-base example or a safety table.
  caveats:
    - "Strength describes how completely a substance dissociates, not how hazardous it is: hydrofluoric acid is a weak acid but extremely dangerous."
    - Some bases, such as calcium hydroxide, are strong but only sparingly soluble.
  related:
    - ph-scale-indicators
    - chemical-bond-types
    - organic-functional-groups
  category: Chemistry
  category_slug: chemistry
  tags: chemistry,acids,bases
  view_count: 0
  entry_count: 18
  fields:
    - section: data
      field: name
      type: string
      example: Hydrochloric acid
    - section: data
      field: formula
      type: string
      example: HCl
    - section: data
      field: type
      type: string
      example: Strong acid
    - section: data
      field: ph_category
      type: string
      example: Acid
data:
  - name: Hydrochloric acid
    formula: HCl
    type: Strong acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Sulfuric acid
    formula: H2SO4
    type: Strong acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Nitric acid
    formula: HNO3
    type: Strong acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Acetic acid
    formula: CH3COOH
    type: Weak acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Sodium hydroxide
    formula: NaOH
    type: Strong base
    ph_category: Base
  - name: Potassium hydroxide
    formula: KOH
    type: Strong base
    ph_category: Base
  - name: Ammonia
    formula: NH3
    type: Weak base
    ph_category: Base
  - name: Phosphoric acid
    formula: H3PO4
    type: Weak acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Carbonic acid
    formula: H2CO3
    type: Weak acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Hydrofluoric acid
    formula: HF
    type: Weak acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Citric acid
    formula: C6H8O7
    type: Weak acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Formic acid
    formula: HCOOH
    type: Weak acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Lactic acid
    formula: C3H6O3
    type: Weak acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Hydrobromic acid
    formula: HBr
    type: Strong acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Perchloric acid
    formula: HClO4
    type: Strong acid
    ph_category: Acid
  - name: Calcium hydroxide
    formula: Ca(OH)2
    type: Strong base (sparingly soluble)
    ph_category: Base
  - name: Magnesium hydroxide
    formula: Mg(OH)2
    type: Weak base (sparingly soluble)
    ph_category: Base
  - name: Sodium bicarbonate
    formula: NaHCO3
    type: Weak base
    ph_category: Base