The RECTANGLE METHOD is an easy method of determining the amounts of

acid and water or other fluid to dilute sulfuric acid.

EXAMPLE:
To determine how many pounds of water it takes to dilute 93% sulfuric acid to
create 100 pounds of 1% acid.

A rectangle is drawn with the desired strength in the center and the original
solution strength on the left-hand side. By subtracting the smaller number
from the larger number along the diagonal, the answer appears on the right-
hand side as shown.

Therefore 1 lb of 93% acid (upper right corner) and 92 lb of dilution

water(lower right corner) is needed to produce 93 lbs (sum of water and acid
weights) of 1% acid solution.
To convert this to an even 100 lbs of 1% acid, multiply each of these by 100/93 or 1.075
Therefore, 1.075 x 1 lb. of 93% acid = 1.075 lb of 93% acid
&
1.075 x 92 lb. of water = 98.9 lb. of water

Will produce 100 lbs. of 1% acid

To convert this to volume (gallons), divide the weight by it’s specific gravity & divide by the specific weight
of water (8.34 lbs/gal at 60ºF):

1.075 lb acid / (1.84 x 8.34 lbs/gal) = 0.07 gal of 93% acid

Mixed with
98.9 lb water / (1.0 x 8.34 lbs/gal) = 11.85 gal of water

Will create 1% acid

(A ratio of 169:1)