Question

Comment briefly on the statement, “the amount of sulphuric acid manufactured in a country is an indication of the state of development of its chemical industry.”

Answer 1

1. Sulphuric acid is considered the king of chemicals.
2. It is by far the single largest product of the chemical industry.
3. The use of the chemical is diverse, with a maximum of the acid used in making fertilizers
4. Among other uses of sulphuric acid are making high octane gasoline, explosives, processing of Uranium, filler for plastic, making rayons, etc.
5. Because of the given uses, it is necessary for the industry to be the state of the art with technologically developed to meet the high-end requirement of all the dependent industries.
6. So, if a country manufactures sufficiently to fulfill the need of all the dependent industries then we can say the chemical industry of that country is developed.