Question

Give reasons why :

Acids are not stored in metal containers.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Acids are very reactive as they contain reactive hydroxide ions.

When reactive metals are in contact with acids they react and produce metallic salt and hydrogen gas is liberated.

             

 Metal   +   Acid    →    Metallic salt +   Hydrogen gas      

 

Hence acids are not stored in the metallic container

Answer 2

Answer:

Acid reacts with almost every metal and produce salts and in some cases oxides also which alters the acid characteristics making it useless.