Battery Acid Aka Sulfuric Acid By Nico Harley
Battery Acid Aka- Sulfuric Acid By: Nico Harley P. 2
Chemical name & Formula The common name of this compound is “battery acid. ” The more scientific name would be “Sulfuric Acid. ” The chemical formula for this compound would be H₂SO₄
Properties & Bonding This compound has a liquid state It is also odorless and is clear without a color The density of sulfuric acid is 1. 8305 g/㎤ The Melting point is 10. 371℃ (50. 67 F) The Boiling point is 279. 6℃ (535. 28 F)
Reactivity Sulfuric Acid is very reactive with certain things. Water being one of them. If it comes in contact with water the temperature will rise by a lot. It would cause major burns if someone's skin came in contact with it. It can also cause severe eye burns and if ingested, it will most likely cause damage to the digestive tract. If inhaled, it can cause irritation to respiratory tract and burn in throat. Sulfuric acid will also act as a big oxidizer. A common example is when you have a battery installed in a certain place for too long it can begin to oxidize with a white powder-like substance. That being said, it does not react with metals in the same way other acids do. While cold, it doesn't react much with metals like copper, but when hot, it forms sulfuric dioxide gas.
History & Connection to Society Sulfuric acid is a one of the most important chemicals out there. More than 40 million tons were produced in 1990 in the United States. This acid plays some sort of part in most manufactured goods. Before the 16 th century, when a man named Johann Von Helmont put together this acid, it was very little known. The first use of it was the Leblanc process for making sodium carbonate. Sulfuric acid was later made in a city in Germany called Nordhausen from green vitriol, however it was pretty expensive. A process for its mixture in which they burned sulfur with potassium nitrate, was first used by a man named Johann Glauber in the 17 th century. It developed commercially by a man named Joshua Ward in England in 1740. Later, it was replaced by the lead chamber process, by a man named John Roebuck in the year 1746 which has then been improved by many others.
Sulfuric Acid is a big part of the production of fertilizer. It is used in making hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfate salts, synthetic detergents, dyes and pigments, explosives, and drugs. Also used in petroleum and used to wash out impurities out of gasoline. Also used in production of metals such as cleaning iron and steel before further use.
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