Question

Sahil took few pieces of magnesium metal in a test tube and added few drops of
chemical "X" into it which gives out a gas called "Y" and on bringing a burning
matchstick it burns with a pop sound.
1) Identify the chemical "X" and a gas "Y" from the statement given above.
II) Write the chemical reaction for it.​

Answer 1

Answer:

X is hydrochloric acid and Y is hydrogen gas

Explanation:

chemical equation - Mg(s) + 2Hcl(aq) --- MgCl( aq) + H2 (g)