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Generally metals react with acids to give salt and hydrogen gas. Which of the following acids does not give hydrogen gas on reacting with metals (except Mn and Mg)? |
| Answer» Nitric acid (`HNO_(3)`) is e strong oxidising agent. So, as soon as hydrogen gas is formed in the reaction between a metal and dilute nitric acid, the nitric acid oxidises this hydrogen to water and itseiy HN03 gets reduced to `NO_(2)" or NO or "N_(2)O`. So, in the reaction of metais (except Mn and Mg), with dilute nitric acid, no hydrogen gas is evolved. | |