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State two industrial products manufactured from hydrochloric acid, which are also manufactured from nitric and sulphuric acid. Give two general uses of hydrochloric acid.

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Industrial products manufactured from HCl acid are :

  1. Dyes
  2. Paint

General uses of hydrochloric acid are :

  1. Hydrochloric acid dissolves the calcium phosphate present in bones. Hence, it is used in the extraction of glue from bones.
  2. Hydrochloric acid dissolves the metallic oxide coating [impurities] on the surface of the metal, thereby cleans the surface. Hence, it is used in pickling of metals before galvanizing.

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