H₂SO₄

Translingual

Symbol

H₂SO₄

1. (inorganic chemistry) the chemical formula of sulfuric acid
   • Opie, Iona, Opie, Pete (1959) chapter 9, in The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, New York Review Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 174: “Poor Old Stinker's dead and gone, / His face you'll see no more: / For what he thought was H₂O / Was H₂SO₄!”

Derived terms

• SO₄²^-, SO₄, sulfate
• HSO₄^-, HSO₄, bisulfate, monohydrogen sulfate

Related terms

• H₂SO₃, sulfurous acid