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Write the equation for the reaction of: Aluminium with dilute hydrochloric acid. Name the products formed in the given case. Also indicate the physical states of all the substances involved.

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Write the equation for the reaction of:

Aluminium with dilute hydrochloric acid.

Name the products formed in the given case. Also indicate the physical states of all the substances involved.

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Solution

Aluminium metal reacts rapidly with dilute hydrochloric acid to form aluminium chloride and hydrogen gas.

\[\ce{\underset{Aluminium}{2Al_{(s)}} + \underset{Hydrochloric acid}{6HCl_{(aq)}} -> \underset{Aluminium chloride}{2AlCl3_{(aq)}} + \underset{Hydrogen}{3H2_{(g)}}}\]

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 167]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 62. (e) (ii) | Page 167

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