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No. The correct acid used in car batteries is Sulfuric Acid and it is a special battery formulation.
Hydrochloric acid will destroy the plates over night.
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Is hydrochloric acid use for car battery?
No, sulphuric acid is used.
Can hydrochloric acid be used in battery?
Depends on your battery. In a lead-acid battery, like a 12V you find in most cars, sulfuric acid is used because hydrochloric acid will not form Pb304 (lead oxide). Pencil batteries are alkaline batteries and use a base instead of acid. However some batteries might accept HCL, just not most.
Can laptops leak battery acid?
No they use dry acid if its wet then they will leak out like a car battery.
Is sulfuric acid the same as battery acid?
Yes it is you can use that or Lead Acid for battery acid. Good question.
Vw gti change battery water?
No, you don't ever change battery water. Batteries have hydrochloric acid in them, not water, even though you use water to top them off. Do not mess with the acid in your battery. You should always use distilled water to fill your batteries.
Hydrochloric acid formula and use?
HCl. Your stomach uses hydrochloric acid in the digestive process.
What is the liquid inside of a battery?
car batteries use sulphuric acid
Could you use muriatic acid for your car battery?
No, sulfuric only
What is the use of muriatic acid?
Muriatic Acid is an old fashioned (archaic) name for Hydrochloric Acid. I'm sure you know what hydrochloric acid can be used for.
Can you substitute muratic acid for battery acid?
You do not use muratic acid with car batteries. You use sulfuric acid. You use about 35% Sulfuric acid and 65% Distilled (de-ionized) water
Which acid you need to use for gold test hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid?
nitric acid
How do you use acid in a sentence?
The hydrochloric acid burned my skin, or the hydrochloric acid can burn things if it touches or can have certain things dissolve or melt, like ice.
