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Chromic acid
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<p>Chromic acid is jargon for a solution formed by the addition of <a href="/facts/Sulfuric_acid/Wom6fymJ">sulfuric acid</a> to aqueous solutions of <a href="/facts/Dichromate/6xkFLIJw">dichromate</a>. It consists at least in part of <a href="/facts/Chromium_trioxide/ENafKcAm">chromium trioxide</a>. </p><p>The term chromic acid is usually used for a mixture made by adding concentrated <a href="/facts/Sulfuric_acid/Wom6fymJ">sulfuric acid</a> to a <a href="/facts/Chromate_and_dichromate/6xkFLIJw">dichromate</a>, which may contain a variety of compounds, including solid <a href="/facts/Chromium_trioxide/ENafKcAm">chromium trioxide</a>. This kind of chromic acid may be used as a cleaning mixture for glass. Chromic acid may also refer to the molecular species, H2CrO4 of which the trioxide is the <a href="/facts/Acidic_oxide/2h1jor4I">anhydride</a>. Chromic acid features chromium in an <a href="/facts/Oxidation_state/W53W6s6V">oxidation state</a> of <a href="/facts/Hexavalent_chromium/lLgEDVPl">+6</a> (and a <a href="/facts/Valence_(chemistry)/ck7cHByj">valence</a> of VI or 6). It is a strong and corrosive <a href="/facts/Oxidizing_agent/1FQzB8pQ">oxidizing agent</a> and a moderate <a href="/facts/Carcinogen/soH8Y9CE">carcinogen</a>. </p>