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Does Mercury React With Hydrochloric Acid?

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Hg(s) + 2HCl(aq) --> HgCl2(s) + 2H(g)
OR
Hg(s) + HCl(aq) --> HgCl(s) + H(g)

The top reaction is if you're using the most common on charge of 2+. The bottom one is using the less-common 1+.

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