Is this correct? Zinc + Hydrocloric Acid = Hydrogen + Zinc chlorite (salt).

I just want to make sure.

2 Answers
Feb 18, 2018

This reaction happening is dependent on zinc's ability to be oxidized by hydrochloric acid.

It happens to be that zinc is oxidized by hydrochloric acid. Hence,

#Zn(s) + HCl(aq) to H_2(g) + ZnCl_2(aq)#

Moreover, the soluble salt is zinc chloride, not -ite.

Feb 18, 2018

Almost....

Explanation:

#"Zinc + hydrochloric acid "rarr" zinc chloride + dihydrogen gas"#

And in symbols....

#Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) rarr underbrace(Zn^(2+) + 2Cl^(-))_(ZnCl_2(aq))+H_2(g)uarr#

#"Zinc chlorite"# is also an actual salt...i.e. #Zn(ClO_2)_2#...of course you could have just made a typo....