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  What it means

  Remember, young chemist: always pour acid into water. A safety rhyme taught in Polish schools — when diluting acid, always add acid to water, never the other way around, to avoid dangerous splashing.

  English equivalent

  Do as you oughter, add acid to water.

  Vocabulary

  • pamiętać — to remember
  • chemik — chemist
  • młody — young
  • wlewać — to pour in
  • kwas — acid
  • woda — water

  Grammar note

  'Wlewaj' is an imperative. 'Kwas' is the accusative object. 'Do wody' uses the genitive after 'do'.

  Cultural context

  A well-known mnemonic taught in Polish chemistry classes. The rhyme chemiku/wody makes it easy to remember.

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