Study Set Content:
Official inorganic acids
Boric acid, Hydrochloric acid, Dilute hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid, Phosphoric acid, Diluted phosphoric acid, Sulfuric acid, acetic acid
Boric acid formula
H3BO3
Synonym of boric acid
Boracic acid, hydrogen borate, orthoboric acid
Available in 3 crystalline forms: colorless, odorless, pearly scales, and Six-sided triclinic crystals, White, odorless powder with a soapy feel
Boric Acid
Toxicity of boric acid makes it unfit to be taken
orally
antiseptic because it is a weak bacteriostatic agent; in 2% wc concentration as eyewash and as buffer in ophthalmic solutiions
Boric acid
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCl)
- Synonym:
chlorhydric acid, spirit of sea salt, muriatic acid
Exists in the normal gastric juice aiding in the conversion of pepsinogen into
pepsin and of proteins into peptones and serving as a gastric antiseptic
DILUTED HYDROCHLORIC ACID
Used in the management of:
o Gastric achlorhydia
DILUTED HYDROCHLORIC ACID
the deficiency of Hydrogen chloride production in the
stomach (deficiency of HCl)
Hypochlorhydia
the absence of Hydrogen chloride in the stomach
(absence of HCl)
Gastric achlorhydia
Use: a pharmaceutical aid as an acidifying agent
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCl)
NITRIC ACID (HNO3)Synonym:
spirit of nitre, aquafortis, aqua fuerte
PHOSPHORIC ACID (H3PO4)Synonym:
orthophosphoric acid, acido orthofosforico
Use: acidifying agent
PHOSPHORIC ACID (H3PO4)
Uses:
o used in manufacture of sulfuric acid, coal tar dyes, and explosives
o a nitrating agent in pyroxylin USP XVIII
NITRIC ACID (HNO3)
A tonic and stimulant to the gastric mucous membrane
DILUTED PHOSPHORIC ACID
oil of vitriol, vitriolic acid, aceite de vitriole
SULFURIC ACID (H2SO4)
Synergistic substance to pepsin and acids to the formulation of peptones
DILUTED PHOSPHORIC ACID
Use: dehydrating agent in the preparation of pyroxylin USP XX
SULFURIC ACID (H2SO4)
