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The two elements that react with very dilute nitric acid to evolve hydrogen gas are manganese and :

A
sodium
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iron
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potassium
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D
magnesium
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Solution

The correct option is C magnesium
Manganese and magnesium react with very dilute nitric acid to evolve hydrogen gas while with conc. nitric acid, nitrogen dioxide gas is evolved.

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