Answer to Question #120275 in General Chemistry for queen

Question #120275
What is the net ionic equation and the spectator ions for the reaction of solid zinc with hydrobromic acid?
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2020-06-09T07:22:36-0400

reaction of Zn with HBr


Zn(s)+2HBr(aq)---->ZnBr2(aq)+H2(g)


ionic equations

Zn----->Zn2++2e-

2H++2e- ------>H2


net ionic equations is

Zn+2H+----->Zn2++H2

spectator ion is an ion that exists as a reactant and a product in a chemical equation.


so here Br- is spectator ion


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