HCl is a?

strong acid

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strong base

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The correct option is A strong acid
A strong acid is one that completely ionizes (dissociates) in a solution (provided there is sufficient solvent). Examples of strong acids are hydrochloric acid (HCl), hydroiodic acid (HI), hydrobromic acid (HBr), perchloric acid $(H C l O_{4})$ , nitric acid $(H N O_{3})$ and sulfuric acid $(H_{2} S O_{4})$ . In aqueous solution, each of these essentially ionizes 100%.

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H C l O_{4}

N a O H

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N a O H

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H C l O_{4}

	Type of Acid	Type of Base	pH of aqueous solution of salt
$(1)$	Strong acid	Strong base	Neutral
$(2)$	Strong acid	Weak base	Acidic
$(3)$	Weak acid	Strong base	Basic

= 7

< 7

> 7

H F

H C l

H C l

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