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* Concentrated HCl is a very strong acid that will burn your skin instantly upon contact! Wear gloves, goggles, and lab coat. | * Concentrated HCl is a very strong acid that will burn your skin instantly upon contact! Wear gloves, goggles, and lab coat. | ||
* Do not make the mistake of adding water to concentrated HCl. It has to acid into water. If you do it the wrong way the first drops of water mixing with the concentrated acid will heat up, evaporate, and can send drops of acid flying out of the container onto you. | * Do not make the mistake of adding water to concentrated HCl. It has to acid into water. If you do it the wrong way the first drops of water mixing with the concentrated acid will heat up, evaporate, and can send drops of acid flying out of the container onto you. | ||
* HCl<sub>aq</sub> above 25% / 8M is corrosive | * HCl<sub>aq</sub> above 25% w/v ~ 8M is corrosive [[Image:Corrosive.png|40px]] and HCl<sub>aq</sub> above 10% ~ 3M is irritant [[Image:Irritant.png|40px]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
