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Also known as H2SO4, sulphuric acid, battery acid, hydrogen sulfate, oil of vitriol, [SO2(OH)2], [S(OH)2O2], H₂SO₄

chemical compound

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Sulfuric acid is a chemical compound with the formula H₂SO₄ and a mass of 97.967379544. It has a density of 1.8302 and a refractive index of 1.397. The substance possesses an electric dipole moment of 2.72 and a dynamic viscosity of 21. Its physical properties include a melting point of 10.31 and a boiling point of 337. The vapor pressure is recorded at 0.001.

The compound exhibits pKa values of 1.92 and -3. It has one hydrogen bond donor and three hydrogen bond acceptors, with a topological polar surface area of 66.6. The canonical SMILES notation is OS(O)(=O)=O. Sulfuric acid is immediately dangerous to life or health at a level of 15, with a time-weighted average exposure limit of 1. It is referenced by 2,577 other encyclopedia articles.

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Within Vinony's link graph, sulfuric acid is referenced by 2,577 other articles, and connects out to acid strength, lipid and chemical formula.

It sits within the topics Acid catalysts, Alchemical substances and Chembox having GHS data.

Its subject is documented across 99 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula
H2O4S
Molecular weight
98.08 g/mol
SMILES
[OH2+]S(=O)(=O)[O-]
InChIKey
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-1.5
Polar surface area
66.6 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
97.967379544
Image
Sulphuric acid 96 percent extra pure.jpg
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Commons category
Sulfuric acid
immediately dangerous to life or health
15
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0577
density
1.8302
melting point
10.31
boiling point
337
vapor pressure
0.001
time-weighted average exposure limit
1
chemical formula
H₂SO₄
canonical SMILES
OS(O)(=O)=O
pKa
-3
refractive index
1.397
electric dipole moment
2.72
NCI Thesaurus ID
C28191
dynamic viscosity
21
2022 Harmonized System Code
280700
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A bottle of 96% pure sulfuric acid

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