Hydrochloric Acid – (HCl)

Hydrochloric Acid is a clear, colorless to pale yellow, highly pungent, and fuming strong mineral acid. It is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride gas,which completely dissociates in water, making it extremely acidic and highly corrosive. $\text{HCl}$ is vital in numerous applications, including steel pickling (removing rust and scale), ore processing, control in industrial processes, and the production of vinyl chloride for PVC plastics. It is also a key component of stomach acid, demonstrating its biological significance. Handle with extreme care due to its corrosive nature and irritating fumes.

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Hydrochloric Acid is one of the six common strong mineral acids. It is a solution formed by dissolving the colorless, highly corrosive gas hydrogen chloride in water. Commercial concentrations typically range from $28\%$ to $38\%$. Concentrated solutions release noticeable, irritating white fumes, which are aerosols of and water vapor is commercially available as a by-product of many chlorination reactions in the chemical industry or can be synthesized directly by burning hydrogen gas in chlorine gas.

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