Hydrogen gas is not evolved when metals react with:

Water

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Nitric acid

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Dilute hydrochloric acid

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Both water and nitric acid

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Solution

The correct option is B
Nitric acid

Hydrogen gas is not evolved when a metal reacts with nitric acid because nitric acid is a strong oxidizing agent; it oxidizes the hydrogen to produce water.

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