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Reaction of Metals with Acid

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Why should foodstuffs with acid components not be stored in metallic containers?

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Metals react with acids.

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Metals are ductile.

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Metal oxides are basic in nature.

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Metals are shiny.

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The correct option is A
Metals react with acids.

Metals react with acids to form salt and water. So foodstuffs with acid components may produce poisonous materials on reaction with metals. Hence such foodstuffs should not be stored in metallic containers.

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Q. Why are metal oxides basic and non - metallic oxides acidic in nature?

A)name one non metal which has metallic lustre?

B)What are coinage metals?

C)why should food stuffs with acids components be not stored in metallic containers?

D)which metals are used for making fine electrical contacts in computers and solar cells?

Q. Oxides of non-metals and metals are acidic in nature.

Q. Assertion :Metal oxides react with acid to form salt and water Reason: Most of the metal oxides are acidic in nature.

Q. Metals with Acids

Most of the acids react with metals to form salts and evolve hydrogen gas.

Metal + Acid → Salt + Hydrogen gas

Curd and other sour foodstuffs such as vinegar, lemon juice, orange juice, etc. should not be kept in metal vessels (like copper vessels or brass vessels). This is because curd and other sour foodstuffs contain dilute acids which can react with the metal of the vessel to form poisonous metal compounds which can cause food poisoning and damage our health.

To store foodstuffs which contain dilute acids, we can use vessels made of stainless steel. Stainless steel is an alloy of iron, nickel, and chromium. It is hard, does not rust, and does not react with dilute acids.

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