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H1758

Hydrochloric acid

36.5-38.0%, BioReagent, Molecular Biology

Synonym(s):

HCL, Hydrogen Chloride Solution, Muriatic Acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
36.46
UNSPSC Code:
12352301
NACRES:
NA.31
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
231-595-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1098214
MDL number:
Assay:
36.5-38.0%
Concentration:
30-50%
Form:
liquid
Grade:
Molecular Biology
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grade

Molecular Biology

Quality Level

vapor density

1.3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

3.23 psi ( 21.1 °C), 7.93 psi ( 37.7 °C)

product line

BioReagent

assay

36.5-38.0%

form

liquid

shelf life

limited shelf life,expiry date on the label

concentration

30-50%

color

light yellow

pH

<1 (20 °C)

bp

>100 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble

density

1.18 g/mL at 20 °C

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.2 ppm, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤1 ppm

suitability

suitable for molecular biology

SMILES string

Cl

InChI

1S/ClH/h1H

InChI key

VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Hydrochloric acid has been used:
  • for the solubilization of formazan crystals
  • to adjust pH in various buffers
  • for the preparation of giant reed extract

Hydrochloric acid has been used:
  • in cell viability assays
  • for DNA denaturation
  • for pH adjustments in sucrose hydrolysis experiment



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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

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Respiratory system

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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