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Oleum

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Also known as fuming sulfuric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, Nordhausen acid

Oleum (Latin oleum, meaning oil), or fuming sulfuric acid, is a term referring to solutions of various compositions of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid, or sometimes more specifically to disulfuric acid (also known as pyrosulfuric acid).

Chemical data

Formula
H2O7S2
Molecular weight
178.15 g/mol
IUPAC name
sulfuric acid;sulfur trioxide
SMILES
OS(=O)(=O)O.O=S(=O)=O
InChIKey
HIFJUMGIHIZEPX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area
135 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
7
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
solution
Mass
98.082
Image
Oleum fuming.jpg
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chemical formula
H₂SO₄
pKa
-3
refractive index
1.397
density
1.8356
boiling point
279.6
melting point
-10.38
electric dipole moment
2.72
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