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The reaction that I chose to research was hydrochloric acid. Hydrochloric acid is the liquid form of hydrogen chloride. Other names for hydrochloric acid are Muriatic acid and spirit of salt. There are many people who produce this chemical and about 20 million tonnes of this gas is produced each year. A lot of companies purchase hydrochloric acid to produce their products. For example food industries purchase hydrochloric acid to make gelatin to make their food. The leather industry needs a lot of hydrochloric acid to produce their products as well. Another use for hydrochloric acid is to clean many metal products. To create hydrochloric acid you dissolve hydrogen chloride in water. Hydrochloric acid is extremely dangerous to work with and you must be very careful when working with hydrochloric acid. Not only is the acid alone dangerous but the mist is very harmful as well. Hydrochloric acid can extremely harm respiratory organs, human tissue, eyes, and intestines. As dangerous as this acid is there are ways to protect yourself. You should always wear chemical resistant clothing, goggles, PVC gloves, and tie your hair back if it is long. Also, be sure to watch out for warnings when dealing with chemicals.

People are now starting to study what the waste of hydrochloric acid can do. Matt Friday who is a environmental coordinator in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania says that he believes and is testing that the waste of hydrochloric acid might be able to help in hex chrome reduction. Hydrochloric acid can harm humans but is also helps us. Without hydrochloric acid we as humans would have a very hard time trying to survive. Hydrochloric acid constitutes most of gastric acid which gives us the ability to digest food. When hydrochloric acid is produced the producers use a lot of caution so there are no problems.

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http://www.finishing.com/272/22.shtml http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/hydrochl.html http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-278385/hydrochloric-acid