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Sulfuric Acid

Sulfuric Acid. By : Matthew Ortiz Core 2 Science. What is Sulfuric Acid?. A corrosive acid, normally used in the industry for things like batteries. Another name for it is vitriol or hydrogen sulfate. It has the ability to painfully burn skin. What Does it Look Like?.

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Sulfuric Acid

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  1. Sulfuric Acid By: Matthew Ortiz Core 2 Science

  2. What is Sulfuric Acid? • A corrosive acid, normally used in the industry for things like batteries. • Another name for it is vitriol or hydrogen sulfate. • It has the ability to painfully burn skin.

  3. What Does it Look Like? • It is a colorless, dense, oily liquid. • Will sink to bottom if placed in water.

  4. What is it Made of? • It is born from the chemical reaction of sulfur dioxide and oxygen. • Another name for it is H2SO4. • Corrosive with materials like wood • Has a violent reaction with water

  5. Sulfuric Acid used in the Industry • Very important for making products like batteries. • Used for things like explosives, petroleum refining, pigments for paint

  6. Battery Anatomy • This is a car battery • There are positive and negative plates that carry the current in a battery • Sulfuric acid surrounds the plates.

  7. Battery Anatomy - Continued • Once the car is ignited, the electrolyte, or sulfuric acid triggers a small combustion • As the energy travels, each plate becomes stronger than the last.

  8. Discovery of Sulfuric Acid • Not confirmed until sixteenth century • First produced by Johann BaptistaHelmont • Belgian Scientist • Became vital to chemistry’s history

  9. The “Lead-Chamber Process” • First successful method of producing sulfuric acid • Introduced by Joe Roebuck

  10. “Lead-Chamber Process” – Continued • Process first starts with heating sulfur into sulfur dioxide (SO2) • It is then oxidized into sulfur trioxide. • Lastly, the substance goes through water treatment where it comes out as H2SO4

  11. References • "sulfuric acid." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 28 Apr. 2012.<http://www.school.eb.com/eb/article-9070254>. • "electrochemical reaction." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 28 Apr. 2012.<http://www.school.eb.com/eb/article-49348>. • "Helicopter In Temecula - Temecula, CA Patch." Temecula, CA Patch. 29 Feb. 2012. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http://temecula.patch.com/topics/helicopter in temecula>. • "Sulfuric Acid." The Archived Blog List. Web.fccj.org. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://web.fccj.org/~ethall/h2so4/h2so4.htm>. • "Sulfuric Acid | Research & Encyclopedia Information." BookRags. BookRags. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.bookrags.com/research/sulfuric-acid-chmc/>.

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