What happens when Magnesium is left in HCl for corrosion to occur?

1 Answer
Oct 20, 2017

The metal is oxidized.....and the protium ion is reduced.....

Explanation:

And we can represent this by means of the symbol equation....

Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq) rarr MgCl_2(aq) + H_2(g)uarr

And when we write MgCl_2(aq) we mean the individual aquated ions, Mg^(2+), and 2xxCl^-.