Chemistry, asked by shalini5545, 8 months ago

Why Nitric acid produces water on reacting with metals instead of hydrogen gas???​

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Answered by SurfSalmonX5
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Some acids have different properties due to their composition and components
Answered by vaibhav987654
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Answer:

Hydrogen gas is not envolved when a metal reacts with nitric acid (HNO3). It is because nitric acid is a strong oxidising agent.It oxidises H2 produced to water and itself gets reduced to nitrogen oxides.

Cu + 4HNO3 => Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2 + 2H2O

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