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Typical are the millhouse and the "steep house," in which grain is placed in large wooden tanks for treatment in a dilute sulphuric acid solution.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lead strips thus separated were immersed in dilute sulphuric acid.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
When perfectly white hair or feathers are heated gently with dilute sulphuric acid, they dissolve completely, though slowly.
From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various
Cobaltous sulphate, CoSO4�7H2O, is found naturally as the mineral bieberite, and is formed when cobalt, cobaltous oxide or carbonate are dissolved in dilute sulphuric acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
The voltage of a Daniell cell varies from about 1.07 volt to 1.14 volt, according to the density of the copper sulphate solution and the amount of zinc sulphate present in the dilute sulphuric acid.
From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah
