Chemistry, asked by sanaya671, 11 months ago

why dont metals react with nitric acid to produce hydrogen​

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Answered by annayesha
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Because it is a strong oxidizing agent which converts the hydrogen produced to water and itself covers into nitrogen oxides.

Answered by paul79
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Because nitric acid is a very strong oxidising agent and when it reacts with metal,then water is formed instead of hydrogen gas.

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