| Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is a colorless and odorless solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl) and water. This acid is a highly corrosive chemical compound with several applications in industry. It is also found in diluted amounts in the stomach of humans and animals as gastric acid. Hydrochloric acid is one of the most corrosive of the non oxidizing acids in contact with copper alloys, and is handled in dilute solutions. It is soluble in benzene, alcohol, and ether; it is insoluble in hydrocarbons, and incompatible or reactive with metals, hydroxides, amines, and alkalis. Hydrochloric acid’s fumes have an acid, penetrating odor. Aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid attack and corrode nearly all metals, except mercury, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, and certain alloys. It may be colored yellow by traces of iron, chlorine, and organic matter. Synonyms for hydrochloric acid are hydrogen chloride, anhydrous hydrogen chloride, aqueous hydrogen chloride, chlorohydric acid, spirit of salts, and muriatic acid. Hydrogen (H) and Chlorine (Cl) go through covalent bonding to form the Hydrochloric acid. |
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