Question
Write three uses of sulfuric acid.
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Answer
Sulfuric acid is a very important industrial chemical.
It is used:
It is used:
- in the manufacture of fertilizers. For example, ammonium sulfate, superphosphate, etc.
- in the manufacture of pigments, paints and dyestuff intermediates.
- in petroleum refining.
- in detergent industry.
- in metallurgy, for cleaning of metals electroplating and galvanising.
- in storage batteries.
- as a laboratory reagent.
- in the manufacture of nitrocellulose products.
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