The salt formed depends on the acid used. In this example we' re preparing copper sulfate crystals from copper oxide using dilute sulfuric acid. You'll need to wear goggles to protect your eyes.

and add to boiling water. Allow solution to cool to room temperature and add 0.8gNaHSO3 (sodium bisulfite) and 10mL of 1M H2SO4 (sulfuric acid). Dilute to 1L. NOTE: Solution B is stable for ...

sulfuric acid and nitric acid are laboratory acids that have been mixed with a lot of water before putting them out for use. This is called diluting the acid. Their bottles are labelled with a ...