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Hydrogen gas is released when zinc reacts with an acid.

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The correct option is A True
Metals like zinc, copper, magnesium, etc reacts with acids to produce hydrogen gas and their respective metal salt.

For example: when zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid, zinc chloride (a salt of zinc) is formed alongwith hydrogen gas. The given reaction is represented as:

Zinc + Hydrochloric acid Zinc chloride + Hydrogen gas

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