anonymous201
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Any acid that exploits to the contact with H2O
I am looking for acid that to the contact with water it exploits, any acid?
SbF5?
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Mixell
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Explodes may be?
Lewis acids tend to hydrolyze on contact with water, AlCl3 hydrolyzes vigorously and SO3 can even cause an explosion.
Out of the Bronstand acids, many hydrolyze too, for example HSbF6 that you mentioned, or fluorosulfuric acid (HFO3S).
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Quote: Originally posted by Mixell  | Out of the Bronstand acids, many hydrolyze too, for example HSbF6 that you mentioned, or fluorosulfuric acid (HFO3S).
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Not sure what you mean by 'hydrolyse' in this context, Mixell. Both acids you mention are super strong acids (several times stronger than HCl or
H2SO4). Like the latter both they completely dissociate in water and their cations are neutral (no hydrolysis)
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Mixell
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Hm, possibly Wikipedia lied?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoroantimonic_acid#Safety
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorosulfuric_acid#Safety
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AndersHoveland
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Typically when certain acids "explode" on contact with water it is merely an extremely violent reaction that sprays acid everywhere, not the type of
explosion that can blast through walls.
I'm not saying let's go kill all the stupid people...I'm just saying lets remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out.
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Don protective clothing and drip a few drops of hot dH<sub>2</sub>O into a small beaker of hot sulfuric acid. I don't know if I would call
this an explosion, but it is very violent.
U.T.F.S.E. and learn the joys of autodidacticism!
Don't judge each day only by the harvest you reap, but also by the seeds you sow.
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My bad, Mixell.
Still, it's a good thing that anyone interested in 'exploding acids' cannot get their hands on any! 
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Mixell
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Yea, Andres, I guess it is as far at it goes.
That phrase made me smile, "exploding acids"
May be picric acid (although on explosion it acts as any other highly nitrated compound, the acidic properties are only shown in solution or in molten
state) is your choice? Although it does not explodes on contact with water.
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