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Complete and balance the following equation: solid silver plus hydrochloride acid yields...

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The reaction of silver with hydrochloric acid has no result, as this metal does not dissolve in hydrochloric acid because it is covered with a thin layer of silverchloride. If you add free oxygen to the solution in the form of hydrogen peroxide, the reaction leads to the oxidation of silver to silver chloride.

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