Hydrogen chloride

Hydrogen chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Hydrogen chloride[1]
Systematic IUPAC name
Chlorane[2]
Other names
Hydrochloric acid gas
Hydrochloric gas
Hydrochloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference
1098214
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.028.723
EC Number
  • 231-595-7
Gmelin Reference
322
KEGG
MeSH Hydrochloric+acid
RTECS number
  • MW4025000
UNII
UN number 1050
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • InChI=1S/HCl/h1H N
    Key: VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/HCl/h1H
    Key: VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYAT
SMILES
  • Cl
Properties
HCl
Molar mass 36.46 g/mol
Appearance Colorless gas
Odor pungent; sharp and burning
Density 1.49 g/L[3]
Melting point −114.22 °C (−173.60 °F; 158.93 K)
Boiling point −85.05 °C (−121.09 °F; 188.10 K)
823 g/L (0 °C)
720 g/L (20 °C)
561 g/L (60 °C)
Solubility soluble in methanol, ethanol, ether and water
Vapor pressure 4352 kPa (at 21.1 °C)[4]
Acidity (pKa) −3.0;[5] −5.9 (±0.4)[6]
Basicity (pKb) 17.0
Conjugate acid Chloronium
Conjugate base Chloride
1.0004456 (gas)
1.254 (liquid)
Viscosity 0.311 cP (−100 °C)
Structure
Molecular shape
linear
Dipole moment
1.05 D
Thermochemistry
0.7981 J/(K·g)
Std molar
entropy (S298)
186.902 J/(K·mol)
−92.31 kJ/mol
−95.31 kJ/mol
Pharmacology
A09AB03 (WHO) B05XA13 (WHO)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Toxic, corrosive
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Danger
Hazard statements
H314, H331
Precautionary statements
P261, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340+P310, P305+P351+P338, P410+P403
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
238 mg/kg (rat, oral)
3124 ppm (rat, 1 h)
1108 ppm (mouse, 1 h)[8]
1300 ppm (human, 30 min)
4416 ppm (rabbit, 30 min)
4416 ppm (guinea pig, 30 min)
3000 ppm (human, 5 min)[8]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
C 5 ppm (7 mg/m3)[7]
REL (Recommended)
C 5 ppm (7 mg/m3)[7]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
50 ppm[7]
Safety data sheet (SDS) JT Baker MSDS
Related compounds
Related compounds
Hydrogen fluoride
Hydrogen bromide
Hydrogen iodide
Hydrogen astatide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

The compound hydrogen chloride has the chemical formula HCl and as such is a hydrogen halide. At room temperature, it is a colorless gas, which forms white fumes of hydrochloric acid upon contact with atmospheric water vapor. Hydrogen chloride gas and hydrochloric acid are important in technology and industry. Hydrochloric acid, the aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride, is also commonly given the formula HCl.

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  2. ^ Favre, Henri A.; Powell, Warren H., eds. (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 131. ISBN 9781849733069.
  3. ^ Haynes, William M. (2010). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (91 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press. p. 4–67. ISBN 978-1-43982077-3.
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  8. ^ a b "Hydrogen chloride". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).