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The compound hydrogen chloride has the chemical formula HCl. At room temperature, it is a colorless gas, which forms white fumes of hydrochloric acid upon contact with atmospheric humidity. 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.
ChemistryA compound composed of carbon and hydrogen, the basic elements of countless organic compounds and the principal constituents of petroleum. Hydrocarbons in petroleum fall into three basic categories: the straight-chain paraffins (aliphatic); the cyclic (ring) chain (naphthenic) and the cyclic chain (aromatic). An organic chemical compound of hydrogen and carbon in the gaseous, liquid, or solid phase.
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