Identify Y in the reaction given below.

$Zinc + Hydrochloric acid \to Zinc chloride + Y$

Y:-

Hydrochloric acid

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Y:-

Hydrogen

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Y:-

Oxygen

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Y:-

Nitrogen

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Solution

The correct option is B Y:- $Hydrogen$
Metals react with acids to form their respective salt and hydrogen gas.

Zinc (a metal) reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to form zinc chloride and hydrogen gas. Hence, Y is hydrogen gas.

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