Acids reacting with metals

Question 1

What is the equation when acids react with metals?

Answer 1

• Acid + Metal –> Salt + Hydrogen.

Question 2

What does Hydrochloric acid and Sufluric acid produces salt that ends with what?

Answer 2

Hydrochloric acid –> Chlorine-

Sulfuric acid–> -Sulfate.

Question 3

When acids react with a metals how can we tell if it is reduction or oxidation?

Answer 3

• Reduction= - ionic charge as it has gained electrons

- Oxidation= + ionic charge as it has lost electrons.