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Question
Mention three areas in which H2SO4 plays an important role.
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Solution 1
Sulphuric acid is an important industrial chemical and is used for a lot of purposes. Some important uses of sulphuric acid are given below.
(i) It is used in fertilizer industry. It is used to make various fertilizers such as ammonium sulphate and calcium super phosphate.
(ii) It is used in the manufacture of pigments, paints, and detergents.
(iii) It is used in the manufacture of storage batteries.
Solution 2
It is used in the manufacture of fertilizers such as (NH4)2 SO4 , calcium superphosphate.
It is used as an electrolyte in storage batteries.
It is used in petroleum refining, detergent industry and in the manufacture of paints, pigments and dyes
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