Answer:
When zinc metal is submerged into a quantity of aqueous HCl , the following reaction occurs (Figure 13.1.1 ):
Zn(s)+2HCl(aq)→H2(g)+ZnCl2(aq)(13.1.1)
This is one example of what is sometimes called a single replacement reaction because Zn replaces H in combination with Cl .
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