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17 Nov 2021
Given information
Here we have given copper ( )metal and we need to find out whether or not it can be dissolved in , .
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
If has to dissolve, it means will get oxidized to .
If a metal dissolves in acid it needs to be oxidized.
In order to get oxidized, it must have good replacing power.
Strong reducing metals replace hydrogen gas from an acidic solution.
If metal replaces hydrogen gas in an acidic solution then it will get oxidized and will dissolve in the acid.
And for that must be above hydrogen in the metal activity series.
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