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

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`Fe + 2 HCl to Fe Cl_(2) + H_(2)`
Liberation of `H_(2)` prevents the formation of `FeCl_(3)`
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