strong acids such as hydrochloric acid can officially clean metal sinks and pipes but it is not advisable the same why
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Hydrochloric acid is not advisable for cleaning metal sinks and pipes:
- Being highly reactive and strong acid hydrochloric acid is is just a recommended not to be used in day to day life or in daily processes like washing of metal sinks because of the highly explosive behaviour possessed by the acid.
- It can damage the the sync it is applied to completely by burning the surface and ruining the metal structure.
- And also it can cause severe burns to a person who has been using it in washing the surface if even a drop of it falls on the skin.
- Therefore such acids are recommended to be handled very carefully in labs only.
To know more:
Metal compound A reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce effervescence. The gas evolved extinguishes a burning candle. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction if one of the compounds formed is calcium chloride.
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