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AgaK
Dec 8, 2009, 08:39 PM
write the balanced chemical equation that occurs when metallic zinc reacts with sulphuric acid?

Perito
Dec 8, 2009, 09:19 PM
Zinc reacts with sulfuric acid to form hydrogen and zinc sulfate.

Zinc = Zn
Sulfuric acid = H2SO4
Hydrogen = H2
Zinc Sulfate = ZnSO4

(you can Google any of these).

Now you simply write the equation and balance it. Can you do that? Hint: It's trivial.