NAME : TENGKU NURAINNA FATIHAH BT TENGKU ABDULLAH

TEACHERs name : miss kartini bt abdul Fattah Class : 4 bakti

Year : 2012

Properties of sulphuric acid 1.Sulphuric acid is a strong mineral acid. 2.Its molecular formula is H2SO4 3.It is soluble inwater. 4.Sulphuric acid is a non-volatile diprotic acid. 5.It is a highly corrosive, dense and oily liquid. 6.Concentrated sulphuric acid is a viscous colourless liquid.
Soluble in water

Non-valotile acid

Oily liquid

PROPERTIES
Viscous colourless liquid

dense

OF SULPHURIC ACID

Diprotic acid
Highly corrosive

The uses of sulphuric acid To manufacture fertilizers There are many fertilizers that can be made of sulphuric acid. Some of them are a)Calcium dihydrogen phosphate (superphosphate)

2 H2SO4+ Ca3(PO4)2Ca(H2PO4)2+ 2CaSO4

sulphuric acid + tricalcium phosphate calcium dihydrogen phosphate b)Ammonia sulphate H2SO4+2NH3(NH4)2SO4 sulphuric acid + aqueous ammonia ammonium sulphate c)Potassium sulphate H2SO4+2NH3(NH4)2SO4 sulphuric acid + aqueous ammoniaammonium sulphate

2)To manufacture detergent Sulphuric acid reacts with hydrocarbon to produce sulphonic acid. Sulphoric acid is then neutralized with sodium hydroxide to produce detergents. Examples of hydrocarbon 3)To manufacture synthetic fibres Synthetic fibres are polymers ( long chain molecules). Rayon is an example of a synthetic fibre that is produced from the action of sulphuric acid on cellulose. 4)To manufacture paint pigments The white pigment in paint is usually barium sulphate, BaSO4.The neutralization of sulphuric acid and barium hydroxide produces barium sulphate. 5)As an electrolyte in lead-acid accumulators

6)To remove metal oxides from metal surfaces before electroplating 7)To manufacture pesticides 8)The uses of sulphuric acid in school laboratories are: a.As a strong acid b.As a drying or dehydrating agent c.As an oxidizing agent d.As a sulphonating agent e.As a catalyst
MANUFACTURE FERTILISERS MANUFACTURE PESTICIDES

MANUFACTURE DETERGENTS

Uses of sulphuric acid

AS AN ELECTROLYTE IN LEAD-ACID ACCUMULATORS

MANUFACTURE SYNTHETIC FIBRES

REMOVE METAL OXIDE FROM METAL SURFACES BEFORE ELECTROPLATING

MANUFACTURE PIG PIGMENTS