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why concentrated sulphuric acid is always added to water and not the water to concentrated sulphuric acid ? why the mixture gets hot?
Asked by kumargangwarn | 12 Dec, 2020, 21:20: PM
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If water is added to a concentrated acid, It is highly exothermic process, the heat generated may cause the mixture to splash out and cause burns. When the acid is added to water slowly with constant stirring, the mixture will not splash out. 
Answered by Ravi | 12 Dec, 2020, 23:49: PM

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