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Oleum (H₂S₂O₇) is an intermediate product in the industrial manufacture of sulphuric acid (a) How is oleum converted into sulphuric acid? (b) Give one use of sulphuric...

Oleum (H₂S₂O₇) is an intermediate product in the industrial manufacture of sulphuric
acid
(a) How is oleum converted into sulphuric acid?
(b) Give one use of sulphuric acid

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a) Add water to the oluem carefully
b) - Making NH₄SO₄ fertilizer
- Paints manufacture
- Manufacture of detergents
- Esters
- Explosives
- HCl acid
- Dehydration
- Drying gases

Kavungya answered the question on June 24, 2019 at 08:10

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