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The reaction between calcium and hydrochloric acid

Being a group 2 element, calcium is less reactive than the metals in group 1 of the periodic table.

The salt produced when calcium reacts with hydrochloric acid is calcium chloride.

Calcium + Hydrochloic acid → Calcium chloride + Hydrogen
Ca + 2HCl → CaCl2 + H2

 

Calcium when introduced to hydrochloric acid fizzes and produces calcium chloride and hydrogen gas, but the heat created is not enough to ignite the gas

The reaction between calcium and hydrochloric acid is slower and less violent than when group 1 metals react with hydrochloric acid. Less heat is produced, so the hydrogen gas does not ignite.

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