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Why sulphuric acid is much viscous than hydrochloric acid?

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Chemical formula of sulphuric acid is `H_(2)SO_(4)`. It has two-OH groups.
Sulphuric acid has intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Hence, it viscosity is more
Hydrochloric acid has only dipole dipole attractions.
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