what gas was produced by the reaction of zinc and hydrochloric acid?
Zn + 2HCl H 2 + ZnCl 2 B. What gas was produced by the reaction of zinc and hydrochloric acid? How did this gas behave in the presence of fire? The gas produced by the reaction of zinc and hydrochloric acid was hydrogen. In the presence of fire Hydrogen explodes with a popping sound.