Question

explain the following: dilute nitric acid is generally considered a typical acid but not so in it reacts with metal

Answer 1

Nitric acid is a strong Oxidizing agent, thus when it reacts with metal this acid even oxidizes hydrogen produced to water and itself is reduced to NO gas.

Answer 2

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♠NITRIC ACID [ HNO3] is a strong acid that undergoes compete dissociation . So it is considered a typical Acid .

〰☺But it shows exceptional behavior in reaction with a metal . While other acids react with Metals to form a corresponding metal salt and Releasing Hydrogen gas, Nitric Acid doesn't react with Metals.

♠This is because Nitric Acid is a strong Oxidizing Agent. It Oxidizes the Hydrogen produced and itself gets reduced to any of the Oxides of Nitrogen .

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