Sulphuric acid is considered as the king of chemicals. The prosperity of any country is measured
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Date: 26/07/2020

Sulphuric acid is considered as the king of chemicals. The prosperity of any country is measured by the amount of sulphuric acid it consumes. Sulphuric acid is, thus, a substance of very great commercial importance as it used practically ine every important industry. This is due to the following properties of sulphuric acid :  (a) acidic nature  (b) oxidising nature  (c) dehydrating nature  (d) sulphonation.  only carbon is obtained when concentrated `H_2 SO_4` is added to