23. Answer the following questions based on the reaction of metals with hydrochloric acid
a) Describe the reaction using an example and state its chemical equation.
b) How can we test the gas that is produced as a result of this reaction?
Answers
Answered by
23
Answer:
a) Acid + Metal -> Salt + hydrogen gas
eg : Zn + 2 HCl -> ZnCl2 + H2
b) Hydrogen burns with a pop sound. We can test it by bringing a burning splinter next to mouth of test tube. We obseve that the gas burns with a pop sound due to presence of hydrogen gas.
Similar questions