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Will this reaction take place?

Cu + HCl -->

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no reaction

Yes

products are CuCl + H2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No reaction.

Reason: Copper is below hydrogen in the activity series, so it cannot displace H+ from a non‑oxidizing acid like HCl to make H2. (Copper will react with oxidizing acids such as HNO3, but not with ordinary HCl.)