Sulfuric acid
common name: battery acid //produced by: Michael Garrison
Chemical formula: H2SO4
USES OF SULFURIC ACID
1) The acid in a car battery.
2) Making Detergents.
3) Paints and dyes.
Properties of Sulfuric acid
- It is extremely corrosive to skin and all body tissues, hence causes sever burns.
- It is soluble in water.
- Pure H2So4 is non-conductor of electricity .
Other Facts
- As an acid, sulfuric acid reacts with most bases to give the corresponding sulfate.
- Sulfuric acid is a highly corrosive
- molecular weight 98.079 g/mol