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science chemistryWhat caused the bubbles to form when you added the hydrochloric acid to the zinc metal?
Thereof, what happens when you mix hydrochloric acid and zinc?
Discussion: Zinc is oxidized by hydrochloricacid to form zinc chloride. In the process, hydrogen gasis produced. The reaction is given below. Safety: HCl andzinc chloride are corrosive and can cause skin irritationsor burns.
Also know, what usually happens when you add dilute hydrochloric acid to a metal?
Metals in Hydrochloric Acid. Hydrogen gas,which forms as two released electrons attach to two hydrogen ions,bubbles off, and metal atoms (now positively charged ions)are released into the solution. Through this oxidation-reductionreaction, the metal is said to corrode, or gradually wearaway.
Many, but not all, metals react withacids. Hydrogen gas is formed as the metal reactswith the acid to form a salt. Many, but not all,metals react with acids. Hydrogen gas is formed asthe metal reacts with the acid to form asalt.