Reaction of Metals with Acids
Reactive Metals like Aluminium,Magnesium react with acids to produce Metal Salts + Hydrogen Gas
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Why is Aluminium not used to store food items
It is because Aluminium is a reactive metal
It reacts with acids contained in food to form toxic salts
Reaction of less reactive metals with Acids
Less reactive metals do not react with dilute acids
Example
Copper, Silver and Gold do not react with Dilute Acids
Reaction of Non-Metals with Acids
Non Metals do not react with Acids
Example
If we take Sulphur powder and add hydrochloric acid,no Hydrogen gas is produced
Questions
NCERT Question 3 -
Fill in the blanks :
(d) Metals react with acids to produce……………….. gas.
NCERT Question 3 -
Fill in the blanks :
(c) Iron………………... is reactive than copper.
NCERT Question 4 -
Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false.
(a) Generally, non-metals react with acids. ( )
NCERT Question 7 -
Can you store lemon pickle in an aluminium utensil? Explain.
