Hydrochloric Acid

Hydrochloric Acid
1	Formula ----------------------- Molecular Weight	Hcl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36.43
2	Synonym	Muriatic Acid , Spirit of salt
3	Physical Property	Physical state Gas / Fuming aqueous solution Colour Colourless Odour Acrid irritating Taste Acidic Solubility Soluble in  water
4	Chemical Property
5	Incompatibility	Chloride ion precipated with silver , mercurous mercury and lead salts and oxidized by oxidizing agent , chlorine is liberated .
6	Uses	Hcl is an escharotic i)                    It is used  as pharmaceutical agent ii)                   It is used as acidifying agent . iii)                 It is used for the treatment of Achlorhydria in dilute form . iv)                 It is given in the management of metabolic alkalosis .
7	Side Effect	i)                    Concentrated solution cause severe burns , permanent visual damage may occur . ii)                   Dermatitis and photosensitization may occur . iii)                 Inhalation  may cause cough , choking , inflammation and ulceration of respiratory tract
8	Storage	It should be kept in a stoppered container of glass or other inert material and stored at a temperature not exceeding 30۟ c

Hydrochloric Acid
1	Formula ----------------------- Molecular Weight	Hcl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36.43
2	Synonym	Muriatic Acid , Spirit of salt
3	Physical Property	Physical state Gas / Fuming aqueous solution Colour Colourless Odour Acrid irritating Taste Acidic Solubility Soluble in  water
4	Chemical Property
5	Incompatibility	Chloride ion precipated with silver , mercurous mercury and lead salts and oxidized by oxidizing agent , chlorine is liberated .
6	Uses	Hcl is an escharotic i)                    It is used  as pharmaceutical agent ii)                   It is used as acidifying agent . iii)                 It is used for the treatment of Achlorhydria in dilute form . iv)                 It is given in the management of metabolic alkalosis .
7	Side Effect	i)                    Concentrated solution cause severe burns , permanent visual damage may occur . ii)                   Dermatitis and photosensitization may occur . iii)                 Inhalation  may cause cough , choking , inflammation and ulceration of respiratory tract
8	Storage	It should be kept in a stoppered container of glass or other inert material and stored at a temperature not exceeding 30۟ c