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Which compound when dissolved in water is an Arrhenius acid?

(1) CH3OH (3) NaCl
(2) HCl (4) NaOH

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According to Arrhenius Theory about acids and bases, acids dissolve in water to yield H+. In the four options above, only HCl can do that. Thus, (2) HCl is the answer.
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