A sulfuric acid solution with a pH of zero has a normality of 0.5 N
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Retrieved literature discusses sulfuric acid solutions with a concentration around 0.5 mol/L having a pH near zero, but does not explicitly verify the exact normality relationship asserted.
The formation of metastable, shared proton contact ion pairs (CIPs) between anions in aqueous sulfuric acid (H2SO4) solutions is investigated at a concentration of around 0.5 mol/L (pH = 0.3). The CIP can form a relatively long-lived Zundel-like complex, where two anions share a single proton, forming an unusual and strong hydrogen bonding configuration between the two anions. Utilizing ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations combined with free energy sampling, the free energy profile and the dissociation barrier of the anion pairing are estimated. Additionally, quantum mechanics (QM) calculations are adopted to reveal the stabilizing interactions in the complex. Through calculated radial distribution functions (RDFs), the solvation structures of anions are further resolved. These findings underscore the important role of induction interactions and solvation effects in stabilizing the CIPs. The insights presented in this work enhance our understanding of aqueous acidic solutions and highlight that such solutions may exhibit interesting behavior beyond simple hydronium cation dissociation from its conjugate base.