Question

zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to give zinc chloride and hydrogen gas is a displacement reaction answer that whether it is a redox reaction or not

Answer 1

The reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid is Zn + HCl = H2 + ZnCl2.It is a single replacement reaction where zinc metal displaces the hydrogen to form hydrogen gas and zinc chloride, a salt.

Answer 2

yes because in the product side there is decrease of hydrogen