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The magnesium will react with the acid to produce hydrogen gas and a magnesium salt.

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Magnesium react with acids forming salts.

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Q: What happens when you add acid to magnesium?
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What acid do you add to magnesium to get magnesium chloride?

Hydrochloric Acid


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What happens to the temperature when the mass is increased in a chemical reaction involving magnesium and hydrochloric acid?

The temperature will increase the higher the mass of magnesium you add. It will increase the rate of the reaction.


What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to magnesium?

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What products form if you add hydrochloric acid to magnesium metal?

Magnesium chloride(MgCl2) and Hydrogen(H2)


What is the gas given of when magnesium reacts with acid?

there are many many acidic corosive materials. you will need to be more specific as in what type of acid the magnesium is reacting with. i assume you are at school and are talking about hydrochloric acid. If you add Magnesium metal to hydrochloric acid , the Magnesium will dissolve and form bubbles of hydrogen gas.