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"Tom" wrote in message
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wrote:
And sulphur was used by the Egyptians in natural forms,

That'd be brimstone then, which is Sulphur

more
or less, under the form of burnt wood and volcano rocks that they
burn, they did not produce the SO2 (acid) that we have today.

All "burning" is oxidisation.

Burn sulphur and you get sulphur dioxide (SO2), add to water and you get
sulphuric acid (H2SO4). This was still true 4000 years ago.


Alas poor Fred, for he is gone.
His face we'll see no more.
For what he thought was H2O
Was H2SO4.

Steve

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shazzbat writes



Alas poor Fred, for he is gone.
His face we'll see no more.
For what he thought was H2O
Was H2SO4.

Steve


Johnny, finding life a bore, drank some H2SO4
Johnny's father, an M.D., gave him CaCO3
Now he's neutralized, it's true,
But he's full of CO2

Quoted in Holmyard's excellent chemistry book, a copy of which I read
avidly when a child.
--
Kay

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On 15 Jan, 18:53, "shazzbat"
wrote:
Alas poor Fred, for he is gone.
His face we'll see no more.
For what he thought was H2O
Was H2SO4.

LOL! All Fred wanted to know is how big is a rotovator ...

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On 15 Jan, 17:11, "Tom" wrote:
* All "burning" is oxidisation.
*Burn sulphur and you get sulphur dioxide (SO2), add to water and you get
sulphuric acid (H2SO4). This was still true 4000 years ago.

Ok, ok, you were there presumably, but a far cry from triphorine,
paraquat, resmesthrin, atrazine etc... and eventually glyphosate. I've
never been too fond of h2g2 gardens myself.

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Following up to "Tom" wrote:

more
or less, under the form of burnt wood and volcano rocks that they
burn, they did not produce the SO2 (acid) that we have today.

All "burning" is oxidisation.

and the quantities?

Burn sulphur and you get sulphur dioxide (SO2), add to water and you get
sulphuric acid (H2SO4). This was still true 4000 years ago.

You really do know **** all don't you?

grow up
--
Mike
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