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Does zinc destroy hydrocloric acid

Updated: 8/18/2019
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Matter can neither be created nor destroyed.

However zinc does react with hydrochloric acid, producing zinc chloride and hydrogen gas.

The hydrochloric acid isn't destroyed, only changed into something else.

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