Sulfur is rarely found pure in the ground. It is an impurity which is removed from fossil fuels because it causes acid rain when fossil fuels are burned.

As well as being a strong acid, sulfuric acid is also a dehydrating agent, meaning it is very good at removing water from other substances. There are two examples you need to be aware of.

The experiment made with different sorts of olive oil, from various sources, proved that Hie action of the sulphuric acid is constant when the oil is pure, and when made oil of ben and of tar ...

More on this and other stories from Leicestershire Leong left Mr Rotariu with serious injuries (shown below) including blinding him when she threw 96% pure sulphuric acid on him while he slept in ...

An excess of sulfuric acid is added to potassium nitrate, and more or less pure nitric acid is distilled away from the resulting potassium sulfate. Careful temperature control is important ...

Acid attack victim speaks out The 33-year-old was in a medically induced coma for six weeks after Leong poured 96% pure sulphuric acid over him. As well as leaving him blind, the attack left him ...

(13 News) - There was a sulfuric acid leak following a train derailment ... the success of eliminating safety threats was a result of pure collaboration with local law enforcement and partners.