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Posted by Jennifer on April 22, 2008, 5:33 pm
Jennifer wrote:
> ransley wrote:
>
> > > ransley wrote:
> > > > > dadiOH wrote:
> > > > > >Oren wrote:
> > >
> > > > > >>My acid wash will already be diluted (1 part acid to 4-6 parts
water).
> > >
> > > > > >Be sure to add the acid TO the water, not water to acid. Wrong way =
> > > > > >violent bubbling/splashing and is dangerous.
> > >
> > > > > Reminds me of highschool chemistry class.
> > >
> > > > Muriatic does not react to water violently, so I would take the
> > > > previous posters Bull Shit here to bull shit, Muriatic FUMES,
> > > > Muriatic eats metal pipe. It wont react to added water as sulfuric
> > > > will, I use Muriatic, maybe even tomorrow AM to clean stone.
> > >
> > > I strongly disagree with your recommendation to ignore basic acid safe
> > > handling. Adding acid to water is always safer because the acid is safely
> > > dilluted as it is poured. Adding water to acid (especially a granular
form of
> > > an acid such as sodium bisulfate but also for liquid/aqueous acid solution)
> > > results in working with a very strong solution, which isn't something you
want
> > > to mess around with or risk splashing.
> > >
> > > Yes it is true that pure water added to muriatic acid (which contains
water by
> > > definition) will not cause a reaction in itself, but that is beside the
point
> > > made for safe handling. Treat muriatic/hydrocholoric acid (and any strong
> > > acid) with a great deal of respect. I would strongly recommend wearing
acid
> > > safe gloves and a mask. One little splash of a drop can do a lot of
permanent
> > > and painful damage to an eye, to say nothing of other body parts.- Hide
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> > >
> > > - Show quoted text -
> >
> > Body parts, Ive had Muriatic drip over my hands for a day with no
> > injurie, eyes are different , get it Real/
>
> If that is the case than you are working with fairly weak HCl solution!! What
its strength
> in moles?
>
> The HCl that I work with regularly would put dissolve skin fairly quickly. I
stand by all of
> my
> comments regarding acid handling safety. For many people, swimming pools is
the first time
> they encounter such chemicals, and there are some things that are best not
learned first
> hand.
Correction: The second sentence should read, What is its strength in moles?
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