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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 + 2HCl to FeCl_(2) + H_(2)`
Liberation of hydrogen prevent the fromation of ferric chloride.
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