What will happen if I mix hydrochloric acid with zinc pellets?

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What will happen if I mix hydrochloric acid with zinc pellets?

Please give me a procedure and an observation, if you can give me pictures, better! tnx.

2007-10-04 14:22:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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This is an aggresive reaction

Zn + 2HCl == ZnCl2 + H2

The hydrogen gas is flammable

This is usually done in the lab in an ehrlenmyer flask and the gas collected through water displacement.

2007-10-04 14:33:05 · answer #1 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Copper(Cu) is a metallic and HCl is an acid. Acid reacts with metallic and the metallic replaces the hydrogen in the acid and creates salt. a similar happens awesome right here. The reaction is under- Cu+2HCl = CuCl2+ H2

2016-10-10 08:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋