<p>A mineral acid or inorganic acid is any <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-acid-and-examples-604358" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="1">acid</a> derived from <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/organic-versus-inorganic-3975965" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="2">an inorganic compound</a> that dissociates to produce hydrogen ions (H<sup>&#43;</sup>) in water. Mineral acids are highly soluble in water, but tend to be insoluble in organic solvents. The inorganic acids are corrosive.</p><h3>List of Mineral Acids</h3><p>The mineral acids include the bench acids -- hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and nitric acid -- so-called because they are the acids most commonly used in a laboratory setting. A list of the mineral acids includes:</p><ul><li>Hydrochloric acid HCl</li><li>Nitric acid HNO<sub>3</sub></li><li>Phosphoric acid H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub></li><li>Sulfuric acid H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub></li><li>Boric acid H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub></li><li>Hydrofluoric acid HF</li><li>Hydrobromic acid HBr</li><li>Perchloric acid HClO<sub>4</sub></li><li>Hydroiodic acid HI</li></ul>