while diluting an acid ,why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and no water to the acid?
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Why is acid always added to water, and not the reverse?
A large amount of heat is released when strong acids are mixed with water. Adding more acid releases more heat. If you add water to acid, you form 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! If you add acid to water, the solution that forms is very dilute and the small amount of heat released is not enough to vaporize and spatter it. So Always Add Acid to water, and never the reverse .
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If water is poured into the acid, there's a chance of the acid to splatter in the container and it might break the container plus it won't mix well.
If acid is slowly poured into water along with proper stirring, proper dilution of acid will take place.