hydrochloric acid

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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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159,819 papers

Hydrochloric acid.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1992
Letter: Intravenous hydrochloric acid.Lancet (London, England) · 1974Pain RW, Worthley LDOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(74)90063-4
[A case of occupational acute hydrochloric acid poisoning].Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases · 2020Ma S, Kan BT, Zheng YY et al.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2020.02.017
Hydrochloric acid in the correction of metabolic alkalosis.Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) · 1975Harken AH, Gabel RA, Fencl V et al.DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1975.01360130051010
Acid-base disorders.The New England journal of medicine · 1998Bistrian BR, McCowen KC, Driscoll D
Dropping acid at school: hydrochloric acid exposures in chemistry class.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2012Bryant SM, Aks SEDOI: 10.3109/15563650.2012.675437
Hydrochloric acid burns of the stomach.JAMA · 1960TUCKER AS, GERRISH EWDOI: 10.1001/jama.1960.63030070012020b
A Concentrated Hydrochloric Acid-based Method for Complete Recovery of DNA from Bone.Journal of forensic sciences · 2015Huynen L, Lambert DMDOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12846

Wikidata facts

Mass: 54.47
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Commons category: Hydrochloric acid
pKa: -6.3
melting point: -30
boiling point: -85
vapor pressure: 190
electric dipole moment: 1.109
ionization energy: 12.75

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IUPAC name Chlorane

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