Multiple choice

Which of the following oil is known as oil of vitriol?

  1. Sulphuric acid

  2. Nitric acid

  3. Hydrochloric acid

  4. None of these

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Explanation

Oil of vitriol is an archaic name for concentrated sulphuric acid. This name originated from its oily appearance and its production from vitriols.