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Hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid or spirits of salt, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl). It is a colorless solution with a distinctive pungent smell. It is classified as a strong acid. It is a component of the gastric acid in the digestive systems of most animal species, including humans.
In part because of its high polarity, HCl is very soluble in water (and in other polar solvents). Upon contact, H 2 O and HCl combine to form hydronium cations [H 3 O] + and chloride anions Cl − through a reversible chemical reaction: HCl + H 2 O → [H 3 O] + + Cl −. The resulting solution is called hydrochloric acid and is a strong acid.
In analytical chemistry, a standard solution (titrant or titrator) is a solution containing an accurately known concentration.Standard solutions are generally prepared by dissolving a solute of known mass into a solvent to a precise volume, or by diluting a solution of known concentration with more solvent. [1]
[6] [d] The preparation of aqua regia by directly mixing hydrochloric acid with nitric acid only became possible after the discovery in the late sixteenth century of the process by which free hydrochloric acid can be produced. [8] The fox in Basil Valentine's Third Key represents aqua regia, Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678
Mineral acids are also used directly for their corrosive properties. For example, a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid is used for removing the deposits from the inside of boilers, with precautions taken to prevent the corrosion of the boiler by the acid. This process is known as descaling. [citation needed]
The reagent for Group 1 anions is dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl) or dilute sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4). Carbonates give a brisk effervescence with dilute H 2 SO 4 due to the release of CO 2, a colorless gas which turns limewater milky due to formation of CaCO 3 (carbonatation).
Tin(II) chloride dissolves in less than its own mass of water. Dilute solutions are subject to hydrolysis, yielding an insoluble basic salt: SnCl 2 + H 2 O ⇌ Sn(OH)Cl + HCl. Hydrolysis is prevented in the presence of hydrochloric acid, typically of the same or greater molarity as the
Dilution is the process of decreasing the concentration of a solute in a solution, usually simply by mixing with more solvent like adding more water to the solution. To dilute a solution means to add more solvent without the addition of more solute. The resulting solution is thoroughly mixed so as to ensure that all parts of the solution are ...