Which acid is used in a car battery ?

Dilute sulphuric acid

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Dilute hydrochloric acid

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Dilute nitric acid

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Dilute sulphuric acid
Car batteries acids consists of $30$ % to $50$ % sulfuric acid in water with a mole fraction of 29% sulfuric acid. the density of the acid is about 1.25 kilograms per liter, and the pH level is about 0.8. that's why Dilute sulfuric acid $(H_{2} S O_{4})$ is used in a car battery.

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