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Is sulfuric acid an acid or base?

Updated: 2/29/2024
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14y ago

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By the very fact that it is named an 'acid', then it is an acid.

In the formula for acids , the hydrogen (H) is always the first letter.

H2SO4 Sulphuric Acid

HCl Hydrochloric Acid

HNO3 Nitric Acid

H3PO4 Phosphoric Acid

There are many more mineral acids

Soluble bases use the term 'hydroxide'. In the formula for hydroxides , the hydrogen comes last as ( -OH).

NaOH sodium Hydroxide

Ca(OH)2 Calcium Hydroxide

Al(OH)3 Aluminium Hydroxide

KOH Potassium Hydroxide

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The sulphuric acid (H2SO4) contains H+ ions hence they are classified as acids. Those contains OH- are calssified as bases

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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an acid.

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Neither

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