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Hello:) is hydrogen chloride and hydrochloride acid the same??

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no. they are not the same

Explanation: Although, they both do have the same chemical formula HCL, they differ in their states of matter. Hydrogen chloride is a gas whereas hydrochloric acid is a solution of hydrogen chloride gas and water( creates an aquaeous solution). Hydrochloric acid is highly corrossive.

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No because hydrogen chloride is gas and hydrochloric acid is (as stated in the name) an acid. The formula for hydrogen chloride is HCI(g), the little g states that the compound is a gas and the formula for hydrochloric acid is HCl(aq) and the little aq means aqueous.

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