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muriatic acid

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muriatic acid: see hydrogen chloride hydrogen chloride, chemical compound, HCl, a colorless, poisonous gas with an unpleasant, acrid odor. It is very soluble in water and readily soluble in alcohol and ether. It fumes in moist air. It is not flammable, and the liquid is a poor conductor of electricity.
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hydrochloric acid

 or muriatic acid

Solution in water of hydrogen chloride (HCl), a gaseous inorganic compound. It is a strong acid, virtually completely dissociated (see dissociation) into hydronium cations (H3O+) and chloride anions (Cl), and is corrosive and irritating. The acid reacts with most metals, to produce hydrogen and the metal's chloride, and with oxides, hydroxides, and many salts. It is used extensively in industrial processing of metals and concentrating of some ores; in boiler scale removal, food processing, metal cleaning, and pickling; and as a chemical intermediate, laboratory reagent, and alcohol denaturant (see ethanol). Hydrochloric acid is present in the stomach's gastric juice and is involved in the devlopment of peptic ulcers.


muriatic acid [myu̇r·ē′ad·ik ′as·əd]
(inorganic chemistry)


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It uses a diluted muriatic acid in a one is to one ratio (meaning 1 gallon of muriatic acid should be diluted in 1 gallon of water).
It's part social history and part recipe book, with such delights as the sheep's head broth of the title, Brussels sprout soup (yes, really), Mock kidney soup (in which the main ingredient is not all it seems) and an intriguing version of an apple tart that uses bicarbonate of soda and muriatic acid in the pastry.
The fumes were created when an employee added chlorine and muriatic acid to an automated pool-maintenance system without allowing each chemical to dilute in the water, Nestor said.
 
 
 
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