Hydrochloric Acid

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Hydrochloric acid, also commonly known as muriatic acid, is produced by dissolving hydrogen chloride gas in water. It is a strong and volatile acid with a distinctive pungent odour. It is isolated from its solution using the process of membrane distillation. In its gaseous form, hydrochloric acid is colourless and an extremely important laboratory reagent. It is found in the human body as a component of gastric secretion. Hydrochloride uses vary extensively and widely for the preparation of other chemical compounds and is of high commercial importance. The molecule of HCl has hydrogen and chlorine combined in a 1:1 ratio. It is also said to be salt if protonated with water and chloride.