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Hydrochloric Acid Reactions

I would like to know what hydrochloric acid reactions would do?

Jamie Korrek
- Greenwood, South Carolina
2001

If it's on your skin.. it would HURT! Seriously.. you need to provide a lot more info in your question. In order to help, we need to know what the HCl is coming in contact with.

Marc Green
anodizer - Boise, Idaho
2001

Hi, Jamie.

Marc is right. HCl is a strongly dissociating mineral acid which is capable of dissolving some metals into metal salts, while releasing hydrogen gas; and is capable of dissolving many metal oxides and hydroxides into metal salts, while releasing water. We need a more detailed question please.

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
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