I know it can stand for either Hydrochloric acid or hydrogen chloride but what im woundering is what it means when a chemicle says HCL after its name, for instance : Sodium cloride HCl or even cocaine HCl.
How does it all fit together... i really have 0 understanding in chemestry and was hoping somone could break it down for me.
2007-02-08 19:34:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
If a chemical name is "x hydrochloride", it means that it was obtained as a result of a reaction involving HCl.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochloride
2007-02-08 19:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by ixfd64 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
HCl does indeed stand for hydrogen chloride (a gas), or for its water solution, hydrochloric acid. Some chemical compounds have a HCl tag at the end, indicating that those atoms are added at some point for stabilization, pH control, or other reasons.
2007-02-08 19:52:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If chemical has HCl after it, it means that it is in HCl salt form. For example, cocaine-HCl means it is a salt/crystal form after reacting with hydrochloric acid to form a precipitate as a cocaine-HCl complex. It is quite common to see in any medicine label and it can be xxx-yy acid. The acid part can also be sulfuric acid or other organic acid such as tatrate, citrate.
2007-02-08 19:57:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is Hydrochloric Acid., That is Hydrogen combined with Chlorine.
Sodium Chloride ( That is NaCl) is the chemical term of salt.
Sodium combined with Chlorine
2007-02-08 19:55:56 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. consumerist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HCl is Hydrochloric acid.
2007-02-09 00:54:05 · answer #5 · answered by Eager2learn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
side effects of hcl
2015-07-06 23:34:49 · answer #6 · answered by Mavis P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydroxile Amine, think. Fun Fact: You can produce HCL by flowing electricity through a solution of NaCl H2O a.k.a. Saltwater. Tried it this summer, the iron rods I used got eaten away. I don't suggest making of it. So if any accidents occur I will not take any responsibility, I give a theoretical calculation and don't accept responsibility.
2007-02-08 22:24:08 · answer #7 · answered by Niel S. Alkane 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take an example
hydroxyl amine HCl.
It means that both hydroxyl amine and HCl are present in some ratio in the compound but in ionic form.
2007-02-08 20:03:17 · answer #8 · answered by krissh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hydrochloric acid
2007-02-08 22:04:15 · answer #9 · answered by adamantine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋