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how many type of acids are there in history?which are they?

An acid is a substance that reacts with metals and carbonates, tastes sour, turns blue litmus paper red, and has a pH less than 7.0 in its standard state. There are many different types of acids but they are mainly classified into the following acid types; Brønsted, Lewis, Mineral, Organic, Strong, Super acids, and Weak acids. In the classical naming system, acids are named according to their anions. there are approximately 13 types of organic acids. they are, formic acid- urine, sweat, sting of wasp/ant/bee .Tannic acid- tea, tree bark, wood, roots oxalic acid- tomato, beet leaves tartaric acid- grapes, tamrind,acetic acid- vinegar,butric acid- butter, ascorbic acid- vitamin C, latic acid- milk,citric acid- lemon, folic acid- green leafy vegetables, oliec acid- plants and animals, malic acid- green apple ,cherry, plum, stearic acid- mutton, mustard. There are far more than 20 amino acids , Strong acids are HCl, HNO3, H2SO4, HBr, HI, HClO4 , Some of the weak acids are HCN, HF, H₂S, HCOOH.