As well as being a strong acid, sulfuric acid is also a dehydrating agent, meaning it is very good at removing water from other substances. There are two examples you need to be aware of.

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Sulfur is rarely found pure in the ground. It is an impurity which is removed from fossil fuels because it causes acid rain when fossil fuels are burned.