You should pour an acid or base into water to keep the acid from producing heat or splattering? True/False?
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true. Not ALL acids will produce very much heat and not ALL acids will spatter but as a safety rule we always pour the acid into water so that those that might spatter and produce enough heat to boil (if done the other way) won't have the change to act up. To be technical about it, it really doesn't matter which way we do it for bases but we always say to pour the base into water, also, because that is the safe way to do it. I hope this answer doesn't sound wishy-washy to you; the answer you want is true but I'm also trying to let you know that not everything is cut and dried as answers. The question bothers me a little because it says "pour an acid OR base into water" "to keep the ACID" from spattering. Aagain, I'm being technical, but you can't pour base into water to keep an acid from spattering. ;-)
Why do windows act like mirrors at night?
What is the science of the windows that you can see out of but when you look into it is all blurry and dark?
What is the science of the windows that you can see out of but when you look into it is all blurry and dark?
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