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hydrogen chloride

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Also known as HCl, chlorane, hydrochloric acid gas, anhydrous HCl

chemical compound

AI overview

Hydrogen chloride is a chemical compound made of hydrogen and chlorine atoms bonded together. It's important because it has many industrial and practical uses, and when dissolved in water it forms hydrochloric acid, which is widely used in manufacturing and other applications.

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Chemical data

Formula
ClH
Molecular weight
36.46 g/mol
IUPAC name
chlorane
SMILES
Cl
InChIKey
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.8
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
hydrogen halide
Has part
chlorine
Mass
35.976677
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NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0332
Commons category
Hydrogen chloride
chemical formula
HCl
canonical SMILES
Cl
immediately dangerous to life or health
74.5
speed of sound
296
melting point
-174
boiling point
-121
vapor pressure
40.5
solubility
67
ionization energy
12.74
ceiling exposure limit
7
different from
hydrochloric acid
standard molar entropy
186.9
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview

Names

IUPAC name Hydrogen chloride

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