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98. When metal reacts with nitric acid, H2 is not evolved why?

98. When metal reacts with nitric acid, H2 is not evolved why?

Grade:12th pass

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Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
2 years ago
Answer: Explanation: HNO3 is good oxidising agent, therefore, it oxidises H2 to H2O and itself gets reduced to N2O, NO and NO2 depending upon concentration of acids.

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