zinc liberates hydrogen gas when reacted with dilute hydrochloric acid. where as copper does not explain why?
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this is a displacement reaction in which
Zn+2HCL - ZnCl2+H2
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Zinc is placed above hydrogen in reactivity series and thus it displaces hydrogen from its compound i.e. from dilute hydrochloric acid.
Copper is placed below hydrogen in reactivity series which means that copper is less reactive than hydrogen and thus it does not liberates hydrogen when it reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid!!!
Hope this helps!!
Zinc is placed above hydrogen in reactivity series and thus it displaces hydrogen from its compound i.e. from dilute hydrochloric acid.
Copper is placed below hydrogen in reactivity series which means that copper is less reactive than hydrogen and thus it does not liberates hydrogen when it reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid!!!
Hope this helps!!
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