Question

Dilute sulphuric acid splits into:

• A. oxygen ions and hydrogen ions.
• B. oxygen ions, hydrogen ions and sulphur ions.
• C. hydrogen ions, oxygen ions and sulphate ions.
• D. hydrogen ions and sulphate ions.

Answer 1

The correct option is D hydrogen ions and sulphate ions.

In a solution, dilute sulphuric acid splits into ions by the following reaction :-

$H_{2}S{O}_4\to 2H^{+}+S{O}_4^{2-}$

Thus dilute sulphuric acid splits into two hydrogen atoms ($2H^{+}$) and a sulphate ion $S{O}_4^{2-}$.

Hence, the correct answer is option $\left(D\right)$.