Which of the following acids will evolve $H_{2}$ gas on reaction with alkali metals?

Hydrazoic acid

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Xenic acid

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Boric acid

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Hydrochloric acid

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Solution

The correct option is D Hydrochloric acid
Alkali metals react with strong acids ( $H C l, H_{2} S O_{4}, H N O_{3}$ ) to give their corresponding salts and evolve hydrogen gas.

$2 M + 2 H C l ⟶ 2 M C l + H_{2}$

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