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Acids that start with P
The full list of acids starting with P: 12 names, taken from the 112 answers to “Name an acid” in Icillion.
Acids starting with P
- Perchloric acid
- Periodic acid
- Permanganic acid
- Peroxyacetic acidalso Peracetic acid
- Phenolalso Carbolic acid
- Phosphoric acidalso H3PO4
- Phosphorous acid
- Phthalic acid
- Picric acid
- Propionic acid
- Pyrophosphoric acid
- Pyruvic acid
About this list
- P is the most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 112 acids (11%).
- Shortest: “Phenol”. Longest: “Pyrophosphoric acid”.
- 11 names have more than one word.
- 3 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many acids start with P?
- 12 of the 112 acids in Icillion start with P, for example Phosphoric acid, Propionic acid and Phenol.
- What is the longest name among acids that start with P?
- The longest is “Pyrophosphoric acid” and the shortest is “Phenol”.
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