Why copper is not reacted with very dil. nitic acid ?
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Copper is an unreactive metal and doesn't react in normal circumstances with dilute acids. ... Nitric acid is an oxidizing agent and the reaction is not the usual acid + metal reaction. The products are oxides of nitrogen instead of hydrogen.
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Copper is an unreactive metal and doesn't react in normal circumstances with dilute acids. ... Nitric acid is an oxidizing agent and the reaction is not the usual acid + metal reaction. The products are oxides of nitrogen instead of hydrogen.
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