Question

while diluting an acid why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and not water to the acid?​

Answer 1

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The dissolution of an acid in water is highly exothermic reaction and produces a lot of heat. If water is added to concentrated acid, the heat generated may cause the mixture to splash out and cause burns. Therefore, acid must be added slowly to water with constant stirring.

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Answer 2

If You add Water to acid it Forms an Extremely Concentrated solution of Acid initially. So Much heat is Released that the Solution may boil very Violently, splashing concentrated acid out of the Container and all this Because the reaction is Exothermic. ... So it is Always safer to add Acid to Water, and not water to Acid.

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