Answer to Question #200705 in General Chemistry for Andrei

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?

Answer 1

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 .