Why magnesium react with nitric acid to liberate hydrogen gas?
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As magnesium has less reduction potential it can displace H2 gas from its compound . Mg act as reducing agent in this reaction
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Since metals liberate Hydrogen gas when treated with acid. Mg being metal also liberate hydrogen gas when reacted with nitric acid.
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Not all metal react with acid to liberate h2 gas . only that metal which has less reduction potential liberates h2 gas . for example Cu , Ag , Au does not react with acid
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