SULPHURIC ACID

By the end of the topic, students should be able to: State the uses of sulphu dio!ide" Desc ibe the #anufactu e ofsulphu ic acid by the Contact P ocess" Desc ibe the acid p ope ties of sulphu ic acid" State so#e i#po tant uses of sulphu ic acid"

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PROPERTIES AND USES OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE P ope ty &: 'Sulphu dio!ide bleaches colou ed co#pounds by e#o%in( o!y(en f o# the#" Use based f o# P ope ty &: ' As a bleachin( a(ent" Used to bleach )ood pulp )hich is i#po tant in the #anufactu e of pape " P ope ty *: ' Sulphu dio!ide is poisonous to all o (anis#s, especially bacte ia" Use based f o# P ope ty *: ' As a food p ese %ati%e" In the food indust y, sulphu dio!ide is added to food in s#all a#ounts p e%ent the ( o)th of #oulds and bacte ia" MANUFACTURE OF SULPHURIC ACID Sulphu ic acid is one of the #ost )idely used" It is, afte cheapest and #ost eadily a%ailable st on( acid"

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Sulphu ic acid is #anufactu ed by the Contact P ocess" +his is su##a i,ed in the flo) cha t"

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PROPERTIES OF DILUTE SULPHURIC ACID 1) Ions in the acid -hat a e the ions in sulphu ic acid. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 2) Reaction ith !eta"s 01ote: Coppe and sil%e do not eact )ith sulphu ic acid2 -hat a e the p oducts )hen #etals eact )ith sulphu ic acid. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// - ite a balance e3uation sho)in( a sulphu ic acid" eaction bet)een a #etal and

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #) Reaction ith ca$%onates

-hat a e the p oducts )hen ca bonates eact )ith sulphu ic acid.

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- ite a balance e3uation sho)in( a eaction bet)een a ca bonate and sulphu ic acid" /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// &) Reaction ith !eta" o'ides and h(d$o'ides )%ases)

-hat a e the p oducts )hen #etal o!ides o hyd o!ides eact )ith sulphu ic acid. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// - ite a balance e3uation sho)in( a eaction bet)een a hyd o!ide and sulphu ic acid" /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *) T(+es o, sa"ts +$od-ced ith a".a"is

4i%e an e!a#ple of an al$ali" /////////////////// 1a#e t)o salts that )ill be fo # f o# the (i%en e!a#ple of al$ali that you ha%e (i%en )hen you eact it )ith sulphu ic acid" /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /) E,,ect on indicato$s -hat is the effect of sulphu ic acid on lit#us pape and Uni%e sal Indicato . /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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USES OF SULPHURIC ACID

1) Man-,act-$e o, ,e$ti"i0e$s +he #ost i#po tant use of sulphu ic acid is in #anufactu in( fe tili,e s such as a##oniu# sulphate, 01H52*S65 and supe phosphate" - ite do)n the e3uation )hen a##oniu# sulphate is fo #ed f o# sulphu ic acid and a##onia" /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Supe phosphate is #anufactu ed by eactin( the a) #ate ial, calciu# phosphate Ca70P652*, )ith concent ated sulphu ic acid" +he p oduct is called supe phosphate because it is a co#bination of t)o calciu# salts" - ite do)n the e3uation )hen calciu# phosphate eact )ith sulphu ic acid" /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 2) Man-,act-$e o, dete$1ents Concent ated sulphu ic acid is also used to #anufactu e dete (ents" It is used to t eat co#pounds called hyd oca bons to fi st fo # an o (anic acid" Hyd oca bon 8 concent ated sulphu ic acid o (anic acid +he o (anic acid is then neut ali,ed )ith sodiu# hyd o!ide solution to p oduce the dete (ent" 6 (anic acid 8 sodiu# hyd o!ide dete (ent

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#) As %atte$( acid in ca$s Dilute sulphu ic acid is used in batte ies fo ca s" Lead plates and lead 0I92 o!ide plates a e also fitted in the batte ies" -hen sulphu ic acid, lead and lead 0I92 o!ide eact, elect ical ene (y is p oduced" +he elect ical ene (y sta ts the ca en(ine unnin("

&) Othe$ -ses o, S-"+h-$ic Acid Sulphu ic acid is also used fo #a$in( synthetic fib es and fo #a$in( paints and pi(#ents" Please p oceed to do e!e cise f o#: -6R:SH;;+ & -6R:SH;;+ * -6R:SH;;+ 7

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