| Sulfuric acid | |
Sulfuric acid has many uses in a modern society. It is used to produce a range of products from fertilisers to car batteries. |
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| Sulfuric acid is a strong diprotic acid. Under certain conditions it can donate two protons. When reacted with water sulfuric acid will ionise fully donating a proton. However donating the second proton is harder and the reaction does not proceed to completion. |  |
Sulfuric acid is manufactured from molten sulfur or a supply of sulfur dioxide gas in a process called the contact process. A typical manufacturing plant is shown on the right. |
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| Its use in the production of fertilisers is critical and the pie graph on the right summarises the extent of sulfuric acid use in an industry. |  |
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