Industrial waste gas containing sulfur dioxide is bubbled through water to form an acidic solution, Solution W.
A technician slowly adds Solution W to a flask containing a solution of sodium hydroxide with a pH of 14.
During this process:
Explain how and why the pH changes, and explain why the temperature increases.
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