I agree with Monona. Adding acid to water and not the other way around is such a basic(pun intended) knowledge which is not always thought of.
Of course, proper use of basic PPE( the right type for the right application): safety glasses( or goggles), lab coats(buttoned) ,no shorts and or flipflop and no earbud
when doing any lab work.
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The really old saying was "Do as you oughter, add the acid to the water."
Monona Rossol, M.S., M.F.A., Industrial Hygienist
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From: Dawn Fogleson <jdfog**At_Symbol_Here**SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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The old saying:
Always
Add
Acid. You can never stress that enough.
Jon C.Fogleson, CHMM
On Monday, June 2, 2014 4:03 PM, Frankie Wood-Black <fwblack**At_Symbol_Here**CABLEONE.NET> wrote:
OK - I am working on a few different things all of which require a listing of basic laboratory skills for general chemistry - i.e.
those things they should have learned in high school science. There is no definitive list out there - and in fact - I am not finding a good one at all.
Here is my list:
- measuring to the proper significant figures
- Using a triple beam balance
- Transferring liquids
- mixing liquids and solids
- Heating materials
- smelling a liquid
- Pipeting
- titration
- writing a laboratory report
- using a bunsen burner
What others should be on the list?
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Frankie Wood-Black, Ph.D., REM, MBA
Principal - Sophic Pursuits
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