Answer to Question #197706 in General Chemistry for Blank 0822

Question

By generations Filipinos prefer to use muriatic acid (HCl) to clean their toilet bowls, this is because by their observation it is said to be that muriatic acid exhibits stronger action than those of the new ones. Do you agree to this observation? Why and Why not?

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Answer 1

No;this is because muriatic acid (HCl) has a corrosive effect on human tissues and can cause irreversible contact damage to the skin, eyes, lungs and other internal organs upon contact.