How does zinc metal react with hydrochloric acid?

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How does zinc metal react with hydrochloric acid?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-28T06:33:16

Zinc metal is oxidized, and hydrogen ion is reduced.........

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$Z n (s) + 2 H C l (a q) \to Z n C l_{2} (a q) + H_{2} (g) ↑ ⏐$ $Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) rarr ZnCl_2(aq) + H_2(g)uarr$

When we write $H C l (a q)$ $HCl(aq)$ or $Z n C l_{2} (a q)$ $ZnCl_2(aq)$ we mean the aquated ions in solution, i.e. probably $H_{3} O^{+}$ $H_3O^+$ and ${[Z n {(O H_{2})}_{6}]}_{6}^{2 +}$ $[Zn(OH_2)_6]^(2+)$ . When we write $Z n^{2 +}$ $Zn^(2+)$ this is a convenient shorthand for the aquated complex.

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