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Bernhard Bins

Nov 04, 2024

what is the melting point of hydrochloric acid?

I found the correct boiling point of hydrochloric acid, which is 53 degrees Celsius, but I can't find a reliable source that provides a melting point that corresponds with this boiling point. I hope that makes sense. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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Anonymous

Feb 17, 2025

Hydrochloric acid is a solution of hydrogen chloride in water – a solute does not decrease the boiling point of a solution compared to the pure solvent, but raises it, so your “correct” boiling point is definitely wrong, as it is lower than the 100°C standard boiling temperature of pure water; google “colligative effects” or “boiling point elevation” if you want to learn more. Similarily, the melting point of hydrochloric acid would be somewhat below 0°C at standard pressure, again a colligative effect, known as freezing point depression. The size of freezing point depression and boiling point elevation depend on the solute concentration.

Hydrogen chloride, on the other hand, is a gas at room temperature, so again your source must be wrong. The data on any compound given on Wikipedia is usually quite reliable. The page for HCl tells me the melting point is -112°C and the boiling point is -85°C, which seems a lot more reasonable to me…

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Anonymous

Feb 16, 2025

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what is the melting point of hydrochloric acid?

I found the correct boiling point, 53 degrees Celsius, but i can’t find another site that gives a melting point that matches up with this boiling point. I hope that makes sense, anyway, any help is appreciated.

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Anonymous

Feb 18, 2025

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I don’t think it will a clear one. This is a solution (a mixture). As you get to the freezing point the concentration will change, as will the freezing point

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Anonymous

Feb 04, 2025

*The HCL melting point is -112 degrees Celsius

*The HCL boiling point is -85 degrees Celsius

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