Question

the reaction of a metal with an acid can be summarised as-
acid+metal-->salt+hydrogen gas

then reaction of metal with a base can be summarised as-

Answer 1

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Some metals not all metals react with bases to form hydrogen gas. For e.g. sodium hydroxide reacts with zinc metal to form hydrogen gas and the salt sodium zincate. The reaction involved can be shown as:

2NaOH   +   Zn   →  Na2ZnO2   +   H2

 

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