Does aluminim dissolve in hydrochloric acid?

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Does aluminim dissolve in hydrochloric acid?

just as the question implies.

2007-09-26 14:59:00 · 2 answers · asked by nate m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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If I remember correctly... very very very slowly. Same story for copper.

If you throw enough acid on anything... it'll dissolve.

2007-09-26 15:03:08 · answer #1 · answered by fender_199_1999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes.

Since aluminum is a more active metal than hydrogen (obtained from any activity series of the metals), a reaction will occur where the aluminum goes into the solution to form aqueous aluminum chloride and produces free elemental hydrogen gas.

2007-09-26 22:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by lhvinny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋