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Hydrochloric acid is also known as - |
A. | Galic acid |
B. | Picric acid |
C. | Muriatic acid |
D. | Chloric acid |
Answer» C. Muriatic acid | |
Explanation: Hydrochloric acid was historically called acidum sails, muriatic acid, and spirits of salt because it was produced from rock salt and green vitriol and later from the chemically similar substances common salt and sulfuric acid. Hydrochloric acid is found naturally in gastric acid. |
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