Hydrochloric Acid

Outras Designações
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Muriatic acid

Chemical Formula
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HCl

Appearance/odor
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Colorless or yellowish gas. It is usually presented in the form of an aqueous solution without color and pungent odor.

How it is obtained:
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Industrially, this product is obtained by absorbing hydrochloric gas in demineralized water. In turn, hydrochloric gas is obtained through the combustion of hydrogen within chlorine gas.

Main applications:
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Metallurgy, environmental applications, water treatment, pH adjustment, chemical industry, vinyl and polyurethane production. Effective remover of moisture stains on the most diverse surfaces.

History
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Some attribute the discovery of Hydrochloric Acid to the Persian alchemist Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, although the most likely date is sometime in the Middle Ages. Large-scale production began with the Industrial Revolution.

Supply
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In bulk.