Common molecules sample 50669

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Empirical formula:	H₂SO₄
a:	9.747 Å
b:	10.313 Å
c:	7.879 Å
α (alpha):	108.67 °
β (beta):	111.41 °
γ (gamma):	89.20 °
Volume:	693.78 Å³
Space group:	P1
Calculated density:	0.235 g/cm³
Z:	1
Formula weight:	98.079 g/mole
R(F):	0.0260
Common name:	Sulfuric Acid
Short description:	H2SO4 is a dense, colorless, oily, corrosive liquid.
Keyword:	fertilizer
Keyword:	paints
Keyword:	corrosive
CSD refcode:	CUGMOG
Structural formula:	C₂₀H₁₈N₂O₂₂⁺, 2(HO₄S^-), 2(H₂O₄S)
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.
Citation of a publication:	J.C. Calabrese, K.H. Gardner; Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.C: Cryst.Struct.Commun,41, (1985),389
Miscellaneous comments:	Obtained courtesy of the Cambridge Structural Database
Lab name:	Common molecules
Sample provider:	Contributed by Indiana University
Status:	Complete, visible to public

Repository Files:
50669.cif	50669.crt	50669.GIF	50669.ort	50669.pdb
50669.sdt	50669_a.crt