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Metals like zinc and aluminium react with sodium hydroxide to produce ____ gas.

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sulphur dioxide
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oxygen
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hydrogen sulphide
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hydrogen
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Solution

The correct option is D hydrogen
Metals react with sodium hydroxide to produce hydrogen gas.

For example, sodium hydroxide reacts with zinc to produce sodium zincate and hydrogen gas. Similarly, sodium hydroxide reacts with aluminium to produce sodium aluminate and hydrogen gas.

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