Answer the following Q with stream of consciousness. For example, a Brønsted-Lowry model for the dissociation of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in aqueous solution would be the following:\n\nBased on this passage, hcl is an example of an acid or base?
User
The relevant sentence in the passage is: For example, a Brønsted-Lowry model for the dissociation of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in aqueous solution would be the following: Therefore, the final answer is acid.
Assistant