Hydrochloric acid is also known as:

Q. Hydrochloric acid is also known as:
Answer: Muriatic acid
Notes: Hydrochloric acid was historically called acidum salis, muriatic acid, and spirits of salt because it was produced from rock salt and green vitriol and later from the chemically similar substances common salt and sulfuric acid. Hydrochloric acid is found naturally in gastric juice.

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