A researcher needs to combine 500 mL of two reactants for an investigation. However, the reaction is strongly exothermic and tends to damage equipment when the reactants are simply mixed together. To keep the reaction from damaging equipment, what is the BEST way to modify the reaction process?

Which of the following statements about acidic water is true? a. acid has no effect on the h, o molecules. b. the solution contains a larger number of oh ions than h, o ions. c. the solution contains a larger number of h, o ions than qh ions. d. the solution contains an equal number of h, o ions and oh ions. none of the above e.