Sulfuric acid can form in the atmosphere as the result of a chemical reaction that scientists were unaware of, according to a new study led by a University of Colorado scientist. Scientists have ...

If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.

That reaction will involve the acid — in the case above it’s sulfuric acid, or H2SO4 — donating a proton to the water, making the water H3O+. The reaction is highly exothermic, meaning that ...

The reason for the reaction is even more interesting. Sulfuric acid strongly dehydrates other molecules, pulling water out of everything from sugar to cellulose and leaving behind only carbon -- which ...

Fig. 2 uses Equation 3 to predict flue-gas sulfuric-acid dewpoints and compares them with experimental data at different SO 3 and H 2 O concentrations in Fig 2. As shown, the acid dewpoint is very ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Analyzing Oils with Sulphuric Acid ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 20 (January 1853), p. 160 doi:10.1038 ...