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.
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.
Piranha solution is a 3:1 mixture of sulfuric acid to hydrogen peroxide. NOTE: I used nitrile gloves in this video. It is recommended that you do not use nitrile, but instead use latex or vinyl ...