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Copper does not dissolve in hcl while it does dissolve inhno3

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Answered by dhruvbadaya1
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Nitric acid reacts with copper because of the nitrate ion. It is the nitrate ion that causes the copper to dissolve, not the Hydrogen . There is no reaction between copper and Hydrochloric Acid because neither Hydrogen nor Chlorine is able to react with the metal.

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