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Hydrochloric Acid or HCl is a strong acid. This is because it dissociates completely in water (the very definition of a strong acid/base) into H+ and Cl-. Since H+ are free in the water it causes the water to become more acidic and therefore an acid. The dissociation coupled with the free H+ after dissociation give it the classification of a strong acid.
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Is hydrochloric acid base or acid?
As stated, it is an acid.
Is hydrochloric a base or neutral?
It is an acid.
Why is phenolphthalein colorless in hydrochloric acid?
phenolphthalein only turns pink in a solution that is a base. Hydrochloric acid is obviously an acid.
How do you deactivate hydrochloric acid?
Combine it with a base. If you mean hydrochloric acid as in stomach acid, baking soda is an old favorite.
Why does sulphuric acid react easily with sodium hydroxide and not hydrochloric acid?
an acid will react easily with base, not with another acid (generally) so sulphuric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide (a base) and not with hydrochloric acid
Is hydrochloric acid base or acid?
As stated, it is an acid.
Is hydrochloric a base or neutral?
It is an acid.
What is sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid the same as?
Sodium hydroxide is a base and hydrochloric acid is an acid. Both are not same.
Is the comound HCI an acid or base?
In solution this is an acid. Hydrochloric acid.
Carbonic acid gives an acid salt but hydrochloric acid does not Explain?
Carbonic acid gives an acid salt but hydrochloric acid does not
Why is phenolphthalein colorless in hydrochloric acid?
phenolphthalein only turns pink in a solution that is a base. Hydrochloric acid is obviously an acid.
How do you deactivate hydrochloric acid?
Combine it with a base. If you mean hydrochloric acid as in stomach acid, baking soda is an old favorite.
Which acid or base is used in drain cleaners?
hydrochloric acid
Is the compound HCI an acid or base?
It is an Acid, known as Hydrogen chloride (and Hydrochloric acid, when it is dissolved in water)
Why does sulphuric acid react easily with sodium hydroxide and not hydrochloric acid?
an acid will react easily with base, not with another acid (generally) so sulphuric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide (a base) and not with hydrochloric acid
Is stomach acid an acid or base?
Stomach acid is quite strong Hydrochloric Acid
Is magnesium and hydrochloric acid an acid-base reaction?
No, it is a single displacement reaction. It can also be called a redox reaction. It is not an acid base reaction because although hydrochloric acid is obviously and acid, magnesium is a metal, not a base.
