Sulphuric acid is a mineral acid that is composed of sulphur, .

hydrogen and oxygen

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and oxygen

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nitrogen and oxygen

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carbon and oxygen

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The correct option is A hydrogen and oxygen
Sulphuric acid has one sulphur, two hydrogen and four oxygen atoms in it. Its chemical formula is $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ . It is a highly corrosive strong acid. The following structure represents sulphuric acid.
(Yellow: Sulphur; Red: Oxygen; White: Hydrogen)

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Write the balanced chemical equations of the following reactions.

(a) Sodium hydroxide + sulphuric acid $\to$ sodium sulphate + water

(b) Potassium bicarbonate + sulphuric acid $\to$ potassium sulphate + carbon dioxide + water

(d) Chlorine + sulphur dioxide + water $\to$ sulphuric acid + hydrogen chloride

(e) Silver nitrate $\to$ silver + nitrogen dioxide + oxygen

(f) Copper + nitric acid $\to$ copper nitrate + nitric oxide + water

(g) Ammonia + oxygen $\to$ nitric oxide + water

(h) Barium chloride + sulphuric acid $\to$ barium sulphate + hydrochloric acid

(i) Zinc sulphide + oxygen $\to$ zinc oxide + sulphur dioxide

(j) Aluminium carbide + water $\to$ aluminium hydroxide + methane

(k) Iron pyrites ( $F e S_{2}$ ) + oxygen $\to$ ferric oxide + sulphur dioxide

(l) Potassium permanganate + hydrochloric acid $\to$ potassium chloride + manganese chloride + chlorine + water

(m) Aluminium sulphate + sodium hydroxide $\to$ sodium sulphate + sodium meta aluminate + water.

(n) Aluminium + sodium hydroxide + water $\to$ sodium meta aluminate + hydrogen

(o) Potassium dichromate + sulphuric acid $\to$ potassium chloride + chromium chloride + water + chlorine.

(p) Sulphur + nitric acid $\to$ sulphuric acid + nitrogen dioxide + water.

(q) Sodium chloride + manganese dioxide + sulphuric acid $\to$ sodium hydrogen sulphate + manganese sulphate + water + chlorine.

Sulphuric acid is a highly corrosive strong mineral acid which is a molecular combination of:

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