While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and not water to the acid?
Answer
Let’s look at both cases
-
If
water is added to
a beaker of concentrated
acid
, the heat generated in the process would be extremely large and could lead to splash out , burns and also breakage of the glass beaker due to overheating.
- If we add acid to the water slowly, we are starting off by creating quite a dilute solution and the heat generated will not cause excessive damage.
