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Write a chemical equation for hcl(aq) showing how it is an acid or a base according to the arrhenius definition.

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the arrhenius acid definition is when a substance that will dissociate in water and will form H+ ions. for HCl the chemical equation to satisfy as an arhenius acid definition is, the HCl will dissociate to form H + and Cl- ions. in equation form: HCl ----> H+ + Cl-
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