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Answer 1

Bulk silver metal will not react in HCl solution. They do not react unless the silver is in a nano-particulate form.

Explanation:

Silver is below hydrogen in the activity series (redox), and therefore silver metal does not react with H+ to produce silver ions and hydrogen gas. Since there is no Ag+ formed, then there can be no precipitate of white AgCl either.

http://chemistry.tutorvista.com/inorganic-chemistry/reactivity-series.html
And
https://www.thoughtco.com/activity-series-of-metals-603960
Nanoparticle exception:
https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/elsevier/high-chemical-reactivity-of-silver-nanoparticles-toward-hydrochloric
or:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6882584_High_chemical_reactivity_of_silver_nanoparticles_toward_hydrochloric_acid

Answer 2

If a piece of pure silver is dropped in a bowl containing HCl,it will not react with the HCl.

Explanation:

The reaction is not as following:
`Ag+2HCl=AgCl_2+H_2`.
In this case silver is below of hydrogen by activeness series.so there will be no reaction.