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I believe it is what alchemists called sulphuric acid. Inhaling it was claimed to cure lung conditions!!!!!

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Oil of sulphur is another term for sulphuric acid, a highly corrosive and strong mineral acid with the chemical formula H2SO4. It is used in various industrial processes, such as in the manufacturing of fertilizers, chemicals, and in lead-acid batteries. It is important to handle sulphuric acid with care due to its hazardous properties.

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What is the quality of petroleum determined by?

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Where is Sulphur found?

Sulphur is found in various forms in nature, including minerals such as pyrite and gypsum. It is also present in volcanic regions, as well as in crude oil and natural gas deposits. Additionally, sulphur is a component of certain amino acids and proteins in living organisms.


What fossil fuels would contain sulfur?

All fossil fuels contain sulphur, at least to some extent. Oil that has a high level of sulphur is called 'sour' crude, as opposed to 'sweet' crude which has a low sulphur level. Natural gas can also be 'sweet' or 'sour'. Sulphur in natural gas is usually present as the poisonous gas hydrogen sulphide, and it is usually removed from natural gas as it emerges from the ground. In remote regions like northern Canada or Kazakhstan its storage can be a problem. On the other hand, oil is processed at refineries, often a long way from the source of the oil, and the sulphur is used in various industrial processes. High sulphur concentrations are also found in oil or tar sands such as are found in northern Canada and Venezuela. Coal also contains sulphur, but being a solid it is difficult to extract using conventional technologies. High-sulphur coal used to produce a lot of sulphur dioxide when it was burned, which formed sulphuric acid in the air, leading to acid rain, but nowadays the waste gases are 'scrubbed' of sulphur using a limestone wash, and the mineral gypsum is formed, which is used in plasterboard and other building materials.


Why is acid rain acidic?

All plants and animals must have sulphur. Coal and oil are made from old plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They contain sulphur. Refineries can remove most of the sulphur from most of the oil turned into fuel oil or gasoline. Refineries, factories and power plants can remove the sulphur dioxide from their smokestacks. Frequently they do not. When they do not, the sulphur dioxide turns into sulphur trioxide. The Sulphur trioxide then when the sulphur trioxide runs into a cloud or a drop of water, it turns into sulphuric acid. When it falls to earth, it falls as acid rain. Acid rain is sulphuric acid falling to earth. In North Florida the rain accompanying the first cold front of the fall changed the pH of a swimming pool from 8 to 4. That indicates the amount of acid in the air over the Midwest and Midsouth of the United States. Right now technology exists to rid smokestacks of sulphuric acid.


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