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When aluminum foil reacts with hydrochloric acid, it produces aluminum chloride and hydrogen gas. what numbers go in each of the blanks to balance this reaction? ____al ____ hcl -->____ alcl3 ___ h2

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To balance the chemical equation for the reaction between aluminum (Al) and hydrochloric acid (HCl), the following numbers should go in the blanks:

2Al + 6HCl → 2AlCl3 + 3H2
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