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Mixing acid and water produces an exothermic reaction (i.e. it releases heat).
If you add water to acid, the water has lots and lots of acid to react with. the water will boil and splatter the strong acid - perhaps on the hand or face of the person doing the adding. If you add acid to water, the same reaction occurs but there is a bit of acid being added to lots and lots of water. Boiling is unlikely as the mass of water is a great heat sink, and any acid is rapidly diluted, so if there is any splattering it is much less, and of a much diluted form of the acid.
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∙ 12y agoBecause its concentration decreases, which means that it would be more dilute.
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How is diluting an iced tea is different from diluting an acid?
When you dilute tea, it doesn't matter whether you add tea to water or water to tea. When you dilute acid, you should alwyas add acid to water, not the other way around. This is because water and acid will temporarily heat up; and it is dangerous to have a hot solution of strong acid mix (all the original acid plus the first drops of water to go in).
Does adding water change the pH of an acid?
water is amphoteric in nature with acid it behaves like base and with base it behaves like acid.when water is added to the acid it behaves like a base and neutralises it to some extent and thus the pH of acid decreases on adding water.Answer 2:When you add water to the acid, you are diluting it and making it weaker therefore the pH will decrease (the value will get closer to 7 on a pH scale).
When dissolving acid into water always add?
Do dilutions like you oughta:Add the acid to the wata. Yes, it's cheesy. But you should always pour the (concentrated) acid into the water, not the other way around.
How do acid reacts with water?
You should always add (small parts of) the concentrated compound (acid, hydroxide) to (the larger amount of) water, because you can stirr and mix and cool down better (heat of hydration can be absorbed much better by the water and surroundings)
Will it be chemical change if acid add to the water?
NO
What is the safety rule for diluting an acid?
Wear safety goggles, do not mix acids unless instructed to do so.
How is diluting an iced tea is different from diluting an acid?
When you dilute tea, it doesn't matter whether you add tea to water or water to tea. When you dilute acid, you should alwyas add acid to water, not the other way around. This is because water and acid will temporarily heat up; and it is dangerous to have a hot solution of strong acid mix (all the original acid plus the first drops of water to go in).
How can you change the concentration of acid?
By diluting it with water or neutralising it with a base or alkaline
You are diluting an acid for use in the lab. To make the dilution you must add exactly 10.0 mL of acid to 90 mL of water. What tool should you use to measure the acid?
graduated cylinder
If one wants to top up a tank of muriatic acid should one first add the water or concentrated acid?
When mixing acid and water, always add the acid to the water, and add it slowly. Never add the water to the acid.
Should you add water to acid?
No
Is the neutralization of hydrochloric acid an exothermic or endothermic reaction?
ExothermicNeutralizing or even diluting a concentrated acid can be very exothermic. It can even cause the solution to boil if you are not careful! This is extremely dangerous! This is why when diluting concentrated acids (any kind) you should ADD ACID TO WATER and not the opposite.See the link below for more information about this important safety issue in the laboratory due to the exothermic nature of this reaction.
When diluting acid should you pour water into acid or acid into the water?
Always add the acid to the water. Otherwise the acid can splash you and get on your skin and also if it is a concentrated acid, as you dilute it, a lot of heat is generated, and you want the larger volume of water to be able to absorb that heat.Water in acid should never be doneAcid in water rarely goes wrong
Do you add water to acid or add acid to water?
you add acid to water
How should you dilute an acid?
Add specific amount of acid in calculated amount of water.(not water into acid).
How do you dilute a 10 M H2SO4 to 1M H2SO4?
Remember M1V1=M2V2, where M is molarity and V is volume. M1/M2=V2/V1, 10/1=v2/v1, For diluting the acid, we can add acid to water. So, assuming that 10M H2SO4 is having 1ml of water, we should add 1M of H2So4 to 10ml of water.
Jorge has four liters of 30 percent acid solution how much water should he add to make 25 percent acid solution'?
Add 0,8 L of water.
