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How to dilute 1M of sulfuric acid to pH4?


Andy K.

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I am working on my science fair project which is observing how acid rain causes corrosion of rocks. I want to make an acid rain solution using distilled water and sulfuric acid. What is the ratio of the amount of sulfuric acid per milliliter of water to get a solution with pH of 4.0-4.3?
 
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Diluting acid is a process that a chemistry or biology teacher should supervise because it is strongly exothermic. 1M sulfuric acid is roughly 0 pH and to get to 4 pH you need 10000 times water as acid. You should also beware of all precautions (add acid to water, dropwise).

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