Answer to Question #181301 in General Chemistry for Joshua

Question

1. What will happen if we accidentally add water to acid? Explain why?

2. Why is it important to understand the methods of expressing concentration of solutions?

Answer 1

If you add water to acid, you form an extremely concentrated solution of acid initially and the solution may boil very violently, splashing concentrated acid.

The concentration of a solute is very important in studying chemical reactions because it determines how often molecules collide in solution and thus indirectly determines the rates of reactions and the conditions at equilibrium