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Hydration of H2SO4

Hoffmann-LaRoche - 13-10-2002 at 04:37

Can anyone tell me how strong the different steps of hydration of sulfuric acid are?
H2SO4 forms hydrates up to the hexahydrate, H2SO4*6H2O, which i guess, is the most unstable hydrate of these.
The question is: which substances can still be dehydrated by the higher hydrates of sulfuric acid?

HLR

pROcon - 15-10-2002 at 02:02

Wouldn't have a clue, but conc. H2SO4 can be dehydrated with P4O10 phosphorus pentoxide (phosphorus(V) oxide). Does that help you with an educated guess? Good luck.

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