Crystal Structure of Solid H₂SO₄

Note: the position of the hydrogen atoms could not be determined in this study.

= S

= O

The structure of solid sulfuric acid, H₂SO₄.

The positions of the hydrogen atoms were not determined by the X-ray diffraction experiment, but they are believed to be bonded to oxygen atoms and situated between the oxygen atoms of adjacent SO₄ units that approach each other most closely.

Crystal Structure of Solid H2SO4

Crystal Structure of Solid H₂SO₄