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Why Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is not an oxidizing agent?

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Answer:

because its didn't form H+ ions when react with water

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Answer:

Strong acids completely dissociate in water to H+ ions and extremely weak conjugate base anions.

Step-by-step explanation:

its a weak acid

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