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Hydrochloric Acid vs Hydrogen Chloride

"Hydrochloric Acid and Hydrogen Chloride"

Hydrochloric acid is also an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride. Hydrogen chloride, a pure substance in the gaseous state, has a pungent odor and is colorless. Under normal temperature and pressure, it is highly soluble in water.

Hydrochloric acid is acidic and has the general properties of acid. It can react with metal elements, such as zinc, to form hydrogen gas and corresponding salts. It can also react with metal oxides, such as with iron oxide, to dissolve rust, and the solution is yellow.

Although hydrogen chloride is a pure substance in the gaseous state, it dissolves in water and ionizes hydrogen ions and chloride ions under the action of water molecules. This is the reason why hydrochloric acid is acidic.

Hydrochloric acid is widely used in industry, and is indispensable in metallurgy, chemical industry and other fields. Although hydrogen chloride exists alone, it does not have the acidic reaction of hydrochloric acid in solution, but it is the root cause of hydrochloric acid formation.

The two are essentially different, one is a solution and the other is a gas. However, they are closely related to each other. The characteristics of hydrogen chloride determine many properties of hydrochloric acid, and the application of hydrochloric acid is also based on the characteristics of the system formed by hydrogen chloride dissolved in water. The world should carefully distinguish the similarities and differences between the two in order to make good use of them and exert their effectiveness in production and life.