Acidic solutions are made by dissolving the acidic compound (as the solute) in water (as the solvent).
What is an acid?
An acid is the substance that has the ability to donate it's hydrogen ions in a chemical reaction as the only positive ion.
To prepare an acid, this can be made by dissolving the acidic compound (as the solute) in water (as the solvent).
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