Hydrogen chloride (HCl)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the molecules subtree

Polar diatomic; fully dissociated strong acid in water (pKa ≈ -7). Gaseous HCl and hydrochloric acid are stoichiometric workhorses of both industry and gastric digestion.

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