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Empirical formula: H2SO4
Formula weight: 98.079 g/mole
Summary: Calculated Structure
Common name: Sulfuric Acid
Short description: H2SO4 is a dense, colorless, oily, corrosive liquid.
Keyword: Oil of Vitriol
Keyword: corrosive
Miscellaneous comments: Structure was calculated using an ab initio method (RHF 3-21G*).
Miscellaneous comments: Spartan'02 Wavefunction, Inc. Irvine, CA
Layman's explanation: H2SO4 was discovered by alchemists and made from heating a compound of iron sulfate. In 1740, sulfuric acid was produced for commercial sale. Sulfuric Acid is a very strong acid which is used in car batteries. The acid disassociates in water to give two protons and sulfate. This acid can destroy flesh and cause blindness. It was discovered in the 19th century that adding sulfuric acid to soil produces phosphorus, which is beneficial to plants; hence, sulfuric acid is used as a fertilizer in the form of super phosphate and ammonium sulfate. Sulfuric acid is also used to refine petroleum and process metals, and is found in paints and car batteries.
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Contributed by Indiana University
Status: Complete, visible to public
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