What does H2SO4 stand for?

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Sulfuric Acid

H2SO4 A strong acid - in water, it decomposes completely to H+ and HSO4- ions; with a little more prompting, HSO4- can be persuaded to give H+ and SO42-. When I was young, I had quite a bitter disagreement with a friend of mine about whether the element from which its name arises ought to be spelled "sulfur" or "sulphur".

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