Sulfuric acid (sulphuric in the UK) is obtained from sulfur (sulphur in the UK), a yellow mineral found in large quantities in volcanic regions. First the sulfur is melted and burned to form sulfur dioxide gas. This is passed with further oxygen over a catalyst of Vanadium oxide to speed up the reaction whereby a gas called sulfur trioxide is formed. Sulfur trioxide will react directly with water to produce sulfuric acid but as the reaction is so violent, the sulfur trioxide is dissolved first in some already made sulphuric acid. The resulting oily, fuming, corrosive liquid is called 'fuming sulfuric acid' or 'oleum'. This oleum is then reacted with water to form a double quantity of sulfuric acid, one lot being product required and the other sent back to the stage in the process where the sulfur trioxide is re-dissolved in it.
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Sulfuric acid is H2SO4
Sulfuric acid
Concentrated sulfuric acid typically contains around 98% sulfuric acid by weight. This means that for every 100 grams of concentrated sulfuric acid, 98 grams are sulfuric acid and the remaining 2 grams are water.
Oleum is more stronger acid than Sulfuric acid
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Oleum is another name for very pure sulfuric acid (above 98%). Oleum is not a part of sulfuric acid.
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Sulfuric acid is not considered a weak acid, but rather a strong acid.
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Non-concentrated sulfuric acid refers to a diluted form of sulfuric acid where the concentration of sulfuric acid is lower than typical concentrated sulfuric acid solutions which are around 95-98% purity. Non-concentrated sulfuric acid is often prepared by mixing a specific amount of concentrated sulfuric acid with water to achieve the desired concentration for a particular application.
The component that turbocharges sulfuric acid is oleum, which is a mixture of sulfuric acid and sulfur trioxide.