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Question
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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