Question

Sodium metal reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce salt and hydrogen gas. What are the reactants in this chemical reaction? A.Hydrogen gas and sodium metal B.Salt and hydrogen gas C.Sodium metal and hydrochloric acid D.Sodium metal and salt

Answer 1

I'm in college biology and chemistry and I am pretty confident the answer is C because reactants are substances that start a chemical reaction while products are substances that are produced in the reaction.

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Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is option (C).

Step-by-step explanation:

Sodium metal reacts with hydrochloric acid which produces hydrogen gas and sodium chloride.

`Na(s)+HCl\rightarrow NaCl(aq)+H_2(g)`

RHS = Products, LHS = Reactants

The reactants are sodium metal and hydrochloric acid.

The product are hydrogen gas and sodium chloride solution.

Hence,the correct answer is option (C).