What materials don't react with acids ?

Answer 1

I'm sorry but I can't give a comprehensive list of specific material. acids are very diverse in their properties, and react with many different materials. Hydrofluoric Acid, for instance, reacts with glass. It even reacts with Xenon, Argon, Radon, and Krypton.

Many organic acids like Gallic Acid will react with plastic, because of alcohol groups or other substituents.

To understand what will no react with an acid you have to understand what an "acid" is. An acid is technically any substance that will donate a proton (in the form of H+ ion) to another compound. Any compound that will accept a proton (or can have a proton forced upon it) will react with an acid. Acids will even react with other acids forcing their protons on each other into dynamic equilibrium.

Certain metals, like gold and platinum, will no react with anything but "aqua regina" a fresh mixture of Nitric and Hydrochloric acids (neither acid alone can dissolve the metals but together they can for a few minutes after they're mixed).

Most things will react with one of the many thousands of acids. I don't think Helium reacts with any acids, certain kinds of polished copper are very acid-resistent, Granite is pretty acid resistent... I'm sure there's more but that's all I can think of.

Answer 2

There is no one container that is immune to all acids.
- Plastic is often stable enough, but it is an organic molecule and some acids will attack it. Muric -Acic can be stored in plastic jugs.
- Glass is a stable silicate and is stable when exposed to most acids, especially when they are thick. Most chemistry labs have acids stored in thick reagent glass bottles. Sulfuric and Hydrochloric acids can be stored in these bottles
- Pyrex is a clay and silicate combination very similar to glass, but more stable under high temperatures.
- Some metals like batteries can contain acids

A container made of a noble material like pure helium, argon, or krypton would be totally stable for all forms of acids however these are gases and are only solid at very low temperatures.

- Most metals make poor containers for acids as would any container with a salt or carbon content (plastic has carbon atoms in it)
- The single worst container for an acid is ice because water reacts well with acids and the presence of hydrogen is often what gives them their dissolving ability.


According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid#Weak_acid.2Fweak_base_equilibria
“Generally Acids have the following:
- Taste: Acids often taste sour
- Touch: Strong or concentrated acids often produce a stinging feeling on mucous membranes
- Reactivity: Strong acids react aggressively with or corrode many metals
- Electrical conductivity: Acids, while not usually ionic compounds, are electrolytes
- Acids turn moist blue litmus paper red

Bronsted-Lowry Acids:
- Are generally sour in taste
- Turn blue litmus red
- Turn methyl orange red
- Do not change the colour of a solution of phenolphthalein, a common pH indicator (remains colourless)
- Will react with metals to produce a salt and hydrogen
- Will react with metal carbonates to produce water, CO2 and a salt
- Will react with a base to produce a salt and water
- Will react with a metal oxide to produce water and a salt
- Will conduct electricity only in aqueous solutions
- Will produce hydronium (H3O+) ions when dissolved in aqueous media
- Will denature proteins”

This table lists the strengths of various acids and bases: http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/data-ka.htm

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Gold does not react with acid

Answer 5

wax, like the stuff that holds floric acid I also agree with the pyrex. H2SO4 is real nasty to handle otherwise

Answer 6

Pyrex, the glass lab containers are often made with.

Answer 7

gold, stainless steel,titiaum

Answer 8

glass. salt. platinum. ceramics. water.

Answer 9

plastic