November 23, 201015 yr In chemistry class, the professor was talking of "Hydrochloric Acid" and saying how powerful it was. At then end, I went to him and asked "Is it more powerful than Muratic Acid?" He replies: "Your father is a plumber." I was floored! Apparently only plumbers refer to hydrochloric by that term. Score for the professor! -Doug It's known as hydrochloric acid in the bits of the world that aren't America. We also call it 'Spirits of Salt' and use it in a fairly concentrated form to clean drains. If you dilute any acid, add the concentrate to the water otherwise the liquid can boil fiercely enough to leap out of the container.
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