Hydrochloric acid reacts with a metal 'A' to form a gas 'B' which burns with a 'pop' sound. Sodium hydroxide solution also reacts with the same metal A on heating to form the same gas B
Name A & B
Write chemical reaction of metal A with -
(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Sodium hydroxide soln

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The answers are :-
A - Potassium (K) ; B - Hydrogen gas $(H_{2})$
The chemical reactions involved are-
a) $K + H C l \to K C l + H_{2}$
b) $K + N a O H \to K O H + N a$

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Hydrochloric acid reacts with a metal 'A' to form a gas 'B' which burns with a 'pop' sound. Sodium hydroxide solution also reacts with the same metal A on heating to form the same gas BName A & B Write chemical reaction of metal A with - (a) Hydrochloric acid (b) Sodium hydroxide soln

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Hydrochloric acid reacts with a metal 'A' to form a gas 'B' which burns with a 'pop' sound. Sodium hydroxide solution also reacts with the same metal A on heating to form the same gas B
Name A & B
Write chemical reaction of metal A with -
(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Sodium hydroxide soln

The answers are :-
A - Potassium (K) ; B - Hydrogen gas $(H_{2})$
The chemical reactions involved are-
a) $K + H C l \to K C l + H_{2}$
b) $K + N a O H \to K O H + N a$