What would you observe on adding dilute hydrochloric acid to
(i) sodium bicarbonate placed in a test tube?
(ii) zinc metal in a test tube? [3 MARKS]
Each point: 1.5 Mark
(i) Carbon dioxide gas will evolve accompanied by brisk effervescene.
NaHCO3(s)+HCl(aq)→NaCl(aq)+CO2(g)+H2O(aq)
(ii) Hydrogen gas will evolve accompanied by brisk effervescene.
Zn(s)+2HCl(aq)→ZnCl2(aq)+H2(g)