Re: Muriatic Acid - HCL 34%

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Tranquility Base wrote:

> Hi Mach,
> 
> I was trying to remember the rule and I think that you are right as the
> thing you are pouring into is the thing that will most likely splash up. 


A little bit of water will boil when surrounded by lots of acid. The other 
way around, the water cools the reaction down so it doesn't spray you.

> On
> the other hand as the water is in a 20 gal fish tank and the acid comes in
> gallon jugs, it would only seem logical to pour acid into the water anyway.
> :^)


Right on!


I needed an easy way to remember it, because my memory is my second shortest 
thing. I just recall that I never, ever poured the swimming pool into the 
acid bottle. (^_^)

Wright




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