give reason: the reaction of Zinc with dilute nitric acid does not produce hydrogen gas.explain with equation.
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This is because nitric acid acts as an oxidizing agent and oxidizes hydrogen gas produced in the reaction to form water.
At the same time, nitric acid itself gets reduced to form nitrogen oxides such as nitrous oxide (N 2 O), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ).
3Zn + 8HNO3 → 3Zn(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O
At the same time, nitric acid itself gets reduced to form nitrogen oxides such as nitrous oxide (N 2 O), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ).
3Zn + 8HNO3 → 3Zn(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O
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