Question

Why concentrated sulphuric acid is added to water and not the water to concentrated sulphuric acid

Answer 1

While Preparing Dilute Sulphuric Acid in a Laboratory, Acid is added slowly to water (Water is never added to the acid as it will be the exothermic process which can cause Fatal to the person) with constant stirring because it will not cause any harm to the Person or any Apparatus in the laboratory.

If water is directly added to the acid then there will be sudden increase in temperature and the acids being in bulk tends to spurts out with serious Consequences.


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