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Sodium sulfite reacts with hydrogen chloride to give sulfur dioxide, sodium chloride and water.

The protonated sulfite ion, sulfurous acid, HSO3, is unstable and decomposes to SO2 and water.
Na2SO3
  +  
2
HCl
  +  
H2O
         
SO2
  +  
2
NaCl
  +  
H2O
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Sodium sulfite     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water Solvent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sulfur dioxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Hydrolysis
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction

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