Answer to Question #198781 in General Chemistry for fleur

Question

By generations Filipinos prefer to use muriatic acid (HCl) to clean their toilet bowls, this is because by their observation it is said to be that muriatic acid exhibits stronger action than those of the new ones. Do you agree to this observation? Why and Why not? Consider or relate the concepts in General Chemistry II in giving answers to the question.

Answer 1

The above person Filipinos prefer to use muriatic acid ($HCl)$ to clean there toilet bowls because or we can say by their observation it is said to be muriatic acid exhibits stronger actions than those of new one because $HCl$ is strong acid of all it's reducing power is stronger than all the acid present in it and it has corrosive properties that help clean tough strains , or we can say mainly because of it's corrosive nature it is prefer and fumes of muriatic acid are very nasty , and its soaks all the dirt easily , that's why in toilet $HCl$ is used .