alleryStart learning →Zinc granules react with dilute hydrochloric acid to give hydrogen and
Azinc sulphate
Bzinc chloride
Czinc carbonate
Dzinc nitrate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. zinc chloride
1. The reaction follows acid + metal gives salt + hydrogen.
2. Zn + 2HCl gives ZnCl2 + H2.
3. So the salt formed is zinc chloride and the gas is hydrogen.
_Source: AP/TS SCERT Class 10 Physical Science, "Acids, Bases and Salts"_
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