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Zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid to give chlorine gas.

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The correct option is B False
Zinc reacts rapidly with hydrochloric acid to form zinc chloride and hydrogen gas. It is a single replacement reaction where zinc metal displaces the hydrogen to form hydrogen gas and zinc chloride.
$Z n + H C l \to Z n C l_{2} + H_{2}$

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