why are acids hot stored in a metal container
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Explanation:-
Acids and bases have corrosive properties. ... -On the other hand, acids are not stored in metal containers because most of the time acid reacts with almost every metal and produces salts or oxides which alters the acid characteristics making it useless.
Answer:
Acida reacts with metal to produce salt and hydrogen gas.
ACID + METAL ----> SALT + HYDROGEN GAS
Mineral acid reacts with surface of metal and corrodes it. Hence we don't store acid in metal containers. It should be store in inert materials like glass Or plastics.
Even curd and pickles contains acids, if they are stored in metal containers, it reacts with it and makes the food unsafe to eat.
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