Why sulfuric acid is used in sulphated ash / residue on
ignition test.

Answer Posted / mrutyunjay tripathy

To convert the metals present in the sample into their
metalic sulphates which can be easily extracted to perform
the heavy metal test . Infact sulphuric acid is a strong
oxidising agent .

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