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Also known as HCl, muriatic acid, spirits of salt, spirit of salt, marine acid, aqueous HCl, HCl (aq), aqueous hydrochloric acid

highly corrosive, strong mineral acid in aqueous solution

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Hydrochloric acid is a highly corrosive, strong mineral acid that exists as a liquid solution in water. It matters because its extreme corrosiveness makes it useful for industrial and chemical processes, though it must be handled carefully due to its dangerous properties.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
aqueous solution
Mass
54.47
Image
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Commons category
Hydrochloric acid
pKa
-6.3
different from
hydrogen chloride
melting point
-30
discoverer or inventor
Basil Valentine
boiling point
-85
vapor pressure
190
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
electric dipole moment
1.109
ionization energy
12.75
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Encyclopedic overview

Names

IUPAC name Chlorane

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