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Sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid By the end of the 15th century, chemists recognized a group of substances that had a sour or acrid taste called acids (the root acid is the Latin word acidus, meaning "sour"). . They also recognized another group of substances that have a bitter taste and are used as good cleaning agents, called bases.

Almost all fruits and food items contain acids, they are called organic acids. Such acids occur naturally, and today chemists are able to produce them synthetically. But chemists produce large quantities of various industrial acids.

They are produced from minerals and are known as inorganic acids or more commonly as mineral acids. These include hydrochloric acid (HCl), nitric acid (HNO₃), phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) and the most important sulfuric acid called sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄).

The use of sulfuric acid is an indicator of the state of civilization, industrial development and development of a country.

The credit for first making sulfuric acid goes to Jabir bin Hayyan, a great scientist and chemist during the golden age of Muslim science.

On a large scale, sulfuric acid is produced by two methods, the contact process and the lead-chamber process. The contact process is the most recently discovered chemical process and produces sulfuric acid in its purest state.

The contact process was developed in Germany in the 19th century, but it was not until 1912 that it was put into practical industrial use.

Pure sulfuric acid is a colorless, odorless, viscous oily liquid, often called oil of vitriol. Its melting point is 10.5 degrees Celsius and boiling point is 338 degrees Celsius.

It is a highly corrosive and disruptive, hygroscopic liquid because it absorbs water vapor and becomes thinner.

Uses: Sulfuric acid is one of the most important chemical compounds and is widely used in industries. The progress and prosperity of any nation can be gauged by the amount of sulfuric acid consumed annually.