Jesse's answer to Jonathan's Secondary 4 Chemistry Singapore question.

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I think it because the sulphuric acid is dibasic acid means it produces 2 mol hydrogen permol of the h2 so4 so it reacts more quickly due to presence of more h+ ions. However for hydrocloric acid, its mono basic so it produce 1 mol of h+ ions thus lesser concentration of h+ ions = slower reaction