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Reaction of Acids and Bases with Metals

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Cold, dilute nitric acid reacts with copper to form _____ (hydrogen, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide).

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Solution

The reaction is as follows:
$4 H N O_{3} + C u \to C u (N O_{3})_{2} + 2 N O_{2} + 2 H_{2} O$
Hence, nitrogen dioxide is formed.

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Q. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate words given below :
(Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitric oxide, Sulphuric acid)
(i) Cold, dilute nitric acid reacts with copper to give ____________.
(ii) Hot, concentrated nitric acid reacts with copper to form ____________.

Q. Write balanced equations and name the products formed when:
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(a) sodium hydrogencarbonate is added to nitric acid.
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