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MikeMTM
 
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Clyde Gill wrote:
> As I went to do an A/O this morning, it became evident that I'd run myself
> out of Phosphoric acid.
>
> Can I use a comparable concentration of sulfuric acid as a substitute?
>
> TIA,
>
> clyde

Clyde,

I'm not sure what you mean by an A/O, but if it's some kind of acid
titration, you've got to take into account that phosphoric, H3PO4, has
50% more H+ ions per mole than sulfuric, H2SO4. Sorry I can't be of more
help.

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Mike MTM, Cokesbury, New Jersey, USA