Some metals react with acids and when they do the products are hydrogen gas and a solution of the salt. A salt is a type of compound which is made when an acid reacts with certain metals.

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is via the reaction of benzene with hot concentrated sulfuric acid. Benzenesulfonic acid is used to produce phenol by fusing it with sodium hydroxide or hydrolyzing one of its salts, usually sodium.