Why is nitric acid not used in the preparation of hydrogen ?

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It is because nitric acid is a strong oxidising agent (because it decomposes to yield nascent oxygenas:

$2 H N O_{3} ⟶ 2 N O_{2} + H_{2} O + [O]$

and it oxidises the hydrogen formed to water.Only 1% dilute and cold nitric acid reacts with magnesium and manganese to liberate Hydrogen gas.

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Why is nitric acid not used in the preparation of hydrogen ?

It is because nitric acid is a strong oxidising agent (because it decomposes to yield nascent oxygenas: 2HNO3⟶2NO2+H2O+[O] and it oxidises the hydrogen formed to water.Only 1% dilute and cold nitric acid reacts with magnesium and manganese to liberate Hydrogen gas. R

It is because nitric acid is a strong oxidising agent (because it decomposes to yield nascent oxygenas:

$2 H N O_{3} ⟶ 2 N O_{2} + H_{2} O + [O]$

and it oxidises the hydrogen formed to water.Only 1% dilute and cold nitric acid reacts with magnesium and manganese to liberate Hydrogen gas.

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