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

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Acids react with metals to form salt and release hydrogen gas, thus bottles and stoppers used to store acids are not made up of metals.

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b) Between phenolphthalein and methyl orange, which will not indicate acids? [1.5 Marks]

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

Why are acids not stored in metal containers? Containers/vessels made from which materials are safe to store acids?

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