Never add Water to Acid, an extreme exothermic chemical reaction will occur.

1. Fill a container with ice from the ice machine in the growth chamber room in the basement.
2. Place the ice container into the sink.
3. Fill the ice container with cold water.
4. Place the Pyrex container of water into the ice bath.
5. Make sure the level of the ice bath does not cause the container to tip.
6. Wear gloves.
7. Gradually pour acid liquid into the Pyrex container.
8. Swirl container in ice bath to cool the chemical reaction.
9. Continue to pour acid slowly, allowing solution to cool as needed.

Alternate Method

1.  Place a secondary container into the sink, fill it with cold tap water.
2.  Place the Pyrex container of water into the container of water.
3.  Make sure the level of the cold water bath does not cause the Pyrex container to tip.
4.  Run tap water continuously into the secondary container to cool the reaction.
5.  Wear gloves.
6.  Follow from # 6 in the above directions.

17 March 1999