What happens when a piece of aluminium metal is added to dilute hydrochloric acid?

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Solution

Aluminium reacts with dil.hydrochloric acid to form aluminium chloride. Hydrogen gas is evolved in this rection.
$2 A l (s) + 6 H C l (a q) \to 2 A l C l_{3} (a q) + 3 H_{2} (g)$

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