What gives acids their ability to eat away at things? And why is hydrogen in so many acids?

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Hydroflouric, hydrochloric, and sulfuric acid all have hydrogen and are pretty strong. Bisulfate is exactly sulfuric acid but with one less hydrogen. So what does the extra one cause it to become a acid?

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Yes, the extra hydrogen does cause it do be an acid. Generally an acid is characterized by having H+ ions (brondstad-lowry acid). There are some acids that do not have this ion and are in a different category. The corrosive ability of acids is due to the chemical reaction caused by the charge.

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