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Why do the reactants Zinc and HCL(hydrochloric acid) indicate the reaction of Single Displacement?

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the reactant Zinc and HCl indicate the single displacement because

zinc metal displaces hydrogen from HCl to form hydrogen gas and zinc chloride.


Step-by-step explanation

A single displacement reaction is type of reaction in which element react with compound and take the place of another element in that compound.

When Zn react with HCl , Zn (an element) displaces H from Hcl (compound) to H₂ gas and ZnCl₂ according to equation below


Zn +2 HCl→ znCl₂ +H₂

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