Is hydrochloric acid stronger than nitric acid?

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Explanation:
Nitric acid is weaker than hydrochloric acid.
This is due to the aqueous precipitate of hydrochloric acid.
When they dissolve in water, they (almost) completely dissociate into their constituent ions, which include their ionic conjugate base and a proton.
As a result, hydrochloric acid is stronger than nitric acid.
Hence, hydrochloric acid is stronger than nitric acid.

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