Asked by veenu

how can we differentiate a mineral acid and base from organic ones
Answered by bobpursley
mineral acid: an acid that does not have carbon in it.
Mineral base: a base that does not have carbon in it. Common alkaline bases (Ca(OH)2, NaOH) are all mineral bases. CH3OH is not.

Answered by drwls
Organic acids contain carbon, which is detectable with a mass spectrometer.