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Q: Why should hydrogen not be produced by adding potassium to hydrochloric acid?
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What are 3 ways to prepare hydrogen?

You can prepare hydrogen by adding magnesium to hydrochloric acid. hydrochloric acid + magnesium = magnesium chloride + hydrogen.


What gas is produced by adding carbonic acid to salt?

Hydrochloric acid.


Is adding HCI to Mg a chemical change?

Yes. Magnesium metal reacts in hydrochloric acid to form magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas.


What is produced by adding HCl and Sodium hydroxide?

HCl (Hydrochloric acid) reacts with sodium hydroxide to produce sodium chloride (salt) and water.


What is lead nitrate?

It is a solution produced from adding metal lead and nitric acid to form lead nitrate and hydrogen


What reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce oxygen gas?

Nothing unless there is Oxygen in the substance you will be adding to hydrochloric acid.


How can hydrochloric acid be neutralized?

By adding an equally strong alkali


How do you mix hydrochloric acid with detergent?

By just adding it together


What causes a Bunsen burner to make noise?

If you let hydrogen gas near the flame it will pop. The way we got hydrogen gas is by adding hydrochloric acid to magnesium powder and putting our thumb over the top of the test tube trapping the hydrogen gas then releasing it near the flame of the Bunsen burner.


Does potassium explode in water?

Yes it will. potassium reacts with water to form potassium hydroxide and hydrogen. the reaction is highly exothermic and will explode. However, potassium can be slowly dissolved by adding very small piece of potassium in water, wait till it dissolves completely and then add the next piece. But should be done with caution.


How do you prepare sodium chloride from dilute sodium hydroxide?

Adding hydrochloric acid.


Is adding dilute hydrochloric acid to magnesium oxide an exothermic reaction?

Yes.