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Question
Write the uses of hydrochIoric acid.
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Solution
Uses of hydrochloric acid are -
(i) lt is used in the production of dyes, drugs, paints, photographic chemicals etc.
(ii) It is used in the extraction of bone charcoal, by dissolving away calcium phosphate.
(iii) It is used in the extraction of glue from bones.
(iv) It is used in the production of glucose from starch.
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