Hydrochloric acid  also known as muriatic acid is formed when hydrogen chloride gas is mixed with water.

5 Common Uses of Hydrochloric Acid:

– Production of Organic Compounds.

– Production of Inorganic Compounds.

– Removing metal stains.

– Oil production.

– Purification of Table Salt, and pH Control.

Some main industrial uses of hydrochloric acid are:

– Cleaning or pickling of metals.

– Production of glucose and corn sugar from starch.

– Refining of cane sugar.

– Making glue and gelatin.

– Manufacturing synthetic rubber and plastics.

– Purification of common salt.

– Manufacture of aqua regia to dissolve noble metals such as gold and platinum.