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acid react with with base they form salt and water but what is base when acid reacts with metal and form salt and hydrogen

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When acid reacts with base to form salt and water, it is called neutralisation.
But metals which are above hydrogen in the activity displace hydrogen from acids to from salt and hydrogen gas. It is not an acid -base reaction.

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