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When zinc is reacting with hydrochloric acid what make the reaction start slowly and speed up in a few minute?
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∙ 15y ago
The acid first has to dissolve away the zinc oxide layer that coats the zinc as more metal gets exposed the acid can react with the exposed metal. Also as the reaction progresses the solution heats up which also speeds the reaction.
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∙ 11y agoIf you break up the zinc in to smaller pieces, the reaction would speed up because it would increase the surface area for the hydrochloric acid particles to collide into.
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