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Oil of Vitriol (also known as sulfuric acid) is mainly used for car batteries, ore processing, fertilizer manufacturing, oil refining, wastewater processing and chemical synthesis. But the main use is in car batteries. The chemical formula of oil of vitriol is H2SO4.



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Sulphuric Acid is known as oil of vitriol.

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Which acid is also-known as oil of vitriol?

Sulphuric acid.


What is nitric and sulfuric acid also known as?

Nitric acid = Aqua Fortis, Spirit of Nitre Sulfuric acid = Oil of Vitriol, or simply Vitriol


Chemical name of oil vitriol?

Sulfuric acid, when super concentrated, is called oil of vitriol, or simply oil vitriol.


Why is sulphuric acid called oil of vitriol?

In the eighteenth century, sulfuric acid was made from green vitriol. the sulfuric acid thus formed has a oily appearance. so it was name as the oil of vitriol.


What is the structural formula of oil of vitriol?

Oil of Vitriol is an old name for sulfuric acid (H2SO4). Sulfuric acid's structural formula is:


What is oil of virtriol?

Oil of vitriol - it is an archaic name for sulphuric acid


What is sulfuric acid known as?

Sulfuric acid is also known as battery acid, dihydrogen sulfate, electrolyte acid, hydrogen sulfate, mattling acid, oil of vitriol, spirit of sulfur, sulphuric acid, and acide sulfurique.


What is the Term for 100 percent sulfuric acid?

Oil of vitriol.


What is the name of sulfurous acid?

"Sulfuric acid." If you're looking for an archaic name, "vitriol" or "oil of vitriol." If you are looking for the name of the Industrial concentrated form, it is "Oleum" which is Latin for oil.


Chemical formula of oil of vitriol?

Blue vitriol is an obsolete name for copper(II) sulphate - CuSO4.


What is the traditional name for sulfuric acid which is also the root word for criticizing bitterly?

Sulfuric acid is traditionally known as vitriol. This name is derived from the Latin word for glass. Because of sulfuric acid's corrosive properties, the term vitriol also came to mean a bitter criticism.


What is the common name for suphuric acid?

Battery acid ( Other names:- King of Chemicals, Oil of Vitriol, Chamber acid.........)