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You chill your reaction in an ice bath when adding nitric acid to the sulfuric acid. why?
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You chill your reaction in an ice bath when adding nitric acid to the sulfuric acid. why?

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The reaction of nitric acid and sulfuric acid is highly exothermic so it releases a lot of heat. If the temperature is not controlled, the reaction could go into thermal runaway, which is potentially extremely hazardous.
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