Sulfamic acid and sodium nitrtae should not be brought together as solids for safety reasons. Nevertheless, why is water added to the containers containing each of the two solds before mixing them together to form a reaction that results in N2 gas? Is it to better mix the two solutions? or to inhibit the amount of dangerous heat that can be produced when mixed together only as solids?
2007-11-29 14:05:33 · 2 answers · asked by Steve C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
N2 gas is harmless.
Sulfuric acid and sodium nitrate?
put them in water, let them dissolve then mix.
do not at water to acid because the heat given off will go right into your face. Because only a small amount of water will touch the surface of the acid at any given time. and go steaming into your face..add the acid TO WATer in that order.
because a container of water will have lots of water to disperse the heat since the acid makes contact all at once
2007-11-29 14:16:39 · answer #1 · answered by applejacks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When solids react, they generally do so only at the surface where they contact each other. When dissolved in liquids, you get a much larger surface area of contact and a faster reaction.
2007-11-29 14:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋