Turn the following word equation into a symbolic equation: aluminum reacts with hydrochloric acid to form aluminum chloride and hydrogen.

Equation is known to be balanced when the number of moles of element at the reactant is equal to that of product.
Aluminum = Al
Hydrochloric acid = HCl
The reaction formed by Aluminum and hydrochloric acid is expressed as:
[tex]Al+HCl\rightarrow AlCl_3+H_2[/tex]The balanced form of the reaction will be expressed as:
[tex]2Al+6HCl\rightarrow2AlCl_3+3H_2[/tex]