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Metal reacts with nitric acid to form __________ and __________.

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Salt and water
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Salt and carbon dioxide gas
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Salt and nitrogen oxide
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Salt and nitrogen gas
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Solution

The correct option is C Salt and nitrogen oxide
Nitric acid HNO3 is a strong oxidising agent. The Hydrogen gas produced during its reaction with metal gets oxidised to H2O, hence no hydrogen gas is produced. Instead it evolves nitric oxides such as NO2,NO etc.
However magnesium and manganese react with very dilute nitric acid to form salt and hydrogen.

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