How do you write a balanced reaction for magnesium with hydrochloric acid?
1 Answer
Nov 19, 2015
The priority is to write a stoichiometric equation that is balanced with respect to mass and charge.
Explanation:
The metal is sufficiently active so as to reduce hydrogen ion.
And we could use half-equations....i.e.
And we takes one of the former and add it TWO of the latter to give....
