Why are metal stoppers not used for bottles used to store acids in the laboratory?

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Solution

Acids react with metals to produce metal salt and flammable hydrogen gas.

So, metal stoppers are not used for bottles to store acids in the laboratory.

Containers or bottles made of glass are ideal for storage of acid due to its chemical inertness.

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Why are the bottles and stoppers used to store acids not made of metals?

Metal stoppers are expensive and therefore not used for bottles containing acids.

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