Question

Action of dilute acids on metals

(b) Fe + H₂SO₄ 🡪

Answer 1

• When Iron reacts with dilute Sulphuric acid, it will form Ferrous sulphate and Hydrogen.
• Iron being more reactive than Hydrogen displaces Hydrogen from Sulphuric acid.
• The chemical equation for the given reaction is as follows:
• $\underset{\mathrm{Iron}}{\mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Sulphuric}\mathrm{acid}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Ferruos}\mathrm{sulphate}}{{\mathrm{FeSO}}_4\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Hydrogen}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}$