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Metals react with nitric acid to form __________.


A

salt and water.

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salt and carbon dioxide gas.

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salt, oxides of nitrogen and water.

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Salt and nitrogen gas.

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Solution

The correct option is C

salt, oxides of nitrogen and water.


Nitric acid is a strong acid and a strong oxidizing agent. On reaction with metals, it forms metal salts and oxides of nitrogen and water. However, magnesium and manganese react with very dilute nitric acid to form salt and hydrogen.


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