This is a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between manganese dioxide MnO2MnO2MnO2 and hydrochloric acid HClHClHCl producing manganese chloride MnCl2MnCl2MnCl2, chlorine gas Cl2Cl2Cl2, and water H2OH2OH2O:
4 MnO2 + 16 HCl = 4 MnCl2 + 8 Cl2 + 2 H2O
This is a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between manganese dioxide MnO2MnO2MnO2 and hydrochloric acid HClHClHCl producing manganese chloride MnCl2MnCl2MnCl2, chlorine gas Cl2Cl2Cl2, and water H2OH2OH2O:
4 MnO2 + 16 HCl = 4 MnCl2 + 8 Cl2 + 2 H2O