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Naming Familiar Inorganic Compounds

Sulfuric Acid

Sulfuric Acid

The historical name for sulfuric acid is "oil of vitriol". Medieval European alchemists prepared it by roasting "green vitriol" (iron (II) sulfate) in an iron retort. Its chemical formula is H2SO4.

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