1. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is an acid found in gastric juice (stomach fluid).
a. Write an equation for the formation of ions when this acid dissolves in water.
b. Name each ion.
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2007-06-02 11:09:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
HCl is a gas?
2007-06-02 11:19:27 · update #1
HCl(g) +H2O ---> H3O+ + Cl-
HCl is a gas at room temperature and pressure - what you get in these bottles of hydrochloric acid is a solution of HCl in water (concentrated HCl is ~35 - 40% HCl in water). In the gas form, HCl is a covalently-bonded molecule, but in aqueous solution it completely ionises.
2007-06-02 12:55:26 · answer #1 · answered by LabMonkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HCl ----> H+ + Cl-
it dissolves in water.
H+ is found in water as hydronium ion H3O+
Cl- is chlorine ion
2007-06-02 11:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HCl(g) + aq ----> H+(aq) + Cl-(aq)
Hydronium and chloride ions are formed.
2007-06-02 11:12:51 · answer #3 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋