JAMB - Chemistry (2022 - No. 16)

Zn + 2HCL → ZnCl\(_2\) + H\(_2\) 

What happens to zinc in the above reaction?

oxidized
a reactant
reduced
a metal

Explanation

-Zn is a reducing agent, HCl is an oxidizing agent.

-the zinc is oxidized

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