Acidic example sentences

HCl provides the acidic pH (pH 8) optimal for pepsins.These reactions have not been observed in case of ethene and ethane thus indicating that ethyne is acidic in nature in comparison to ethene and ethane.Boron trioxide is acidic and reacts with basic (metallic) oxides forming metal borates.The non-metal oxides are acidic or neutral whereas metal oxides are basic in nature.In the snow covered areas of Himalayas, these soils experience denudation and are acidic with low humus content.Since a water molecule is eliminated from the alcohol molecule in the presence of an acid, this reaction is known as acidic dehydration of alcohols.You may note that the hydrogen atoms attached to the triply bonded carbons are acidic but not all the hydrogen atoms of alkynes.Alkynes show acidic nature, addition reactions and polymerisation reactions as follows : Sodium metal and sodamide (NaNH2) are strong bases.Oxides formed of the elements on the left are basic and of the elements on the right are acidic in nature.The urine formed is a light yellow coloured watery fluid which is slightly acidic (pH- 0) and has a characterestic odour.The acids drop down with rain, making the rain acidic.The food mixes thoroughly with the acidic gastric juice of the stomach by the churning movements of its muscular wall and is called the chyme.Oxides in higher oxidation states of elements are generally more acidic than those in lower oxidation states.Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur which are acidic in nature can be blown by wind along with solid particles in the atmosphere and finally settle down either on the ground as dry deposition or in water, fog and snow as wet deposition.Among monoxides, CO is neutral, GeO is distinctly acidic whereas SnO and PbO are amphoteric.