Why are iron sheets cleaned with hydrochloric acid before dipping into molten zinc for galvanizing?
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It is done to clean everything from it. eg germs nd this also prevents rust
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HCl acid dissolves the metallic oxide coating on the surface of the metal, thereby cleans the surface. This is called pickling of metals. This is done before galvanizing.
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