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When HCl reacts with finely powdered iron, it forms ferrous chloride and not ferric chloride. Why ?

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Its reaction with iron produces `H_(2)`.
`"Fe"+2"HCl"to"FeCl"_(2)+"H"_(2)`
Liberation of hydrogen prevents the formation of ferric chloride.
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