Question

What is the end product obtained when hydrogen chloride reacts with a metal?

Answer 1

The reaction of hydrogen chloride with metals:

• Hydrogen chloride reacts with the metal to liberate hydrogen gas and metal chloride (metal salt) is formed.
• The word reaction is shown as:
• $\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{chloride}+\mathrm{Metal}\to \mathrm{Metal}\mathrm{chloride}+\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{gas}$

For example:

• Hydrogen chloride reacts with sodium metal to give sodium chloride (salt) and hydrogen gas
• $2\mathrm{HCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2\mathrm{Na}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)\to 2\mathrm{NaCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)$