Although chemists consider hydrofluoric acid (HF) to be a “weak” acid, its potential to produce serious health effects greatly exceeds that of “strong” acids commonly used in the laboratory. HF shares ...

Hydrobromic acid (HBr) is a strong, corrosive acid used widely as a laboratory reagent and in industrial processes but it’s not something to experiment with at home. In this video we explain what HBr ...

A range of production processes frequently employ acid mixtures comprised of two or three acids; for example, nitric acids, sulfuric acids and hydrochloric acids. In order to use these acids safely ...