What is the outcome of reaction, of copper in HCl?

How would you describe the corrosion occurring?

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Meave60
Oct 22, 2017

There will be no reaction.

Explanation:

There will be no reaction. Copper is a very unreactive metal, and it does not react with hydrochloric acid. It is above copper in a metal reactivity series, so copper cannot replace the hydrogen in #"HCl"# to form #"CuCl"_2#.

#"Cu(s) + HCl(aq)"##rarr##"no reaction"#

http://spmchemistry.onlinetuition.com.my/2014/01/position-of-hydrogen-in-reactivity.html

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