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It will as the energy required to break the bonds is more than the energy required to make the new bonds.

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The energy required to break the bonds is more than the energy required to make the new bonds.

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It is most certainly exothermic.

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Q: Why do Magnesium and Hydrochloric acid have an exothermic reaction?
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Why is magnesium plus hydrochloric acid an exothermic reaction?

Exothermic reaction


Why does magnesium ribbon increase the temperature of hydrochloric acid?

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

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It could stop because there wasn't enough magnesium or hydrochloric acid for the reaction to go to completion.


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Magnesium Chloride.


Is hydrochloric acid dissolving in water an exothermic reaction?

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What happens if magnesium is added to hydrochloric acid is a singlereplacement reaction?

Yes, when magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid it is a single replacement reaction. The same is true for nearly all cases of a reaction between an acid and a metal.