Cu is below hydrogen in reactivity series then why Cu reacts with nitric acid
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Copper is an unreactive metal and in normal circumstances it doesn't react with dilute acids . However it reacts with nitric acid bcoz nitric acid is an oxidising agent and when react ,the products formed are oxides of nitrogen instead of hydrogen...
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Here is your answer
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Copper is an unreactive metal and in normal circumstances it doesn't react with dilute acids . However it reacts with nitric acid bcoz nitric acid is an oxidising agent and when react ,the products formed are oxides of nitrogen instead of hydrogen...
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hope it helps
plz mark it as brainlist ☺
tarun186:
thx for the answer
can u tell me the overveiw of lewis acid base theory
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