Question

Strontium metal and aqueous HCIreact to give hydrogen gas andaqueous strontium chloride. Writethe balanced chemical equation usingthe correct chemical formulas for thereactants and products and identifythe reaction type.

Answer 1

The metal Strontium is symbolized by Sr, and since it is a metal its oxidation number is 0, so no charge.

In this reaction, the Sr will become 2+, so, since Cl is 1-, the proportion is 1 Sr to 2 Cl, so the unbalanced reaction is:

`Sr+HCl\to H_2+SrCl_2`

To balance it, we need to add a coefficient of 2 on HCl, so we have 2 H on both sides and 2 Cl on both sides.

The Sr is and continue balanced.

So, the balanced reaction is:

`Sr+2HCl\to H_2+SrCl_2`

As we can see, the left part has Sr alone and H with Cl, while on the right side this changes, H is alone and Sr is with Cl. This means that Cl was displaced from H to Sr, so this is a single displacement reaction.