Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Hydrogen chloride (HCl):
A strong
acid
(
p
K
a
-7). Not to be confused with
hydrochloric acid
, which is an
aqueous
solution of hydrogen chloride, and best described as
H
3
O
+
Cl
-
.
Molecular Structure
of Hydrogen Chloride
Lewis structure
Ball and spoke
Space-filling model
Related terms:
Hydrogen fluoride
,
hydrofluoric acid
,
hydrogen bromide
,
hydrobromic acid
,
hydrogen iodide
,
hydroiodic acid
,
sulfuric acid
,
nitric acid
,
phosphoric acid
,
acetic acid
,
carboxylic acid
,
Lewis acid
,
mineral acid
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