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the reason some metals are most reactive than other is that the metal elements with tightly bound electrons are less reactive than those with loosely bound electrons. =)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoSome metals react faster than others in Hydrochloric acid because of their placement in the electrochemical series. The electrochemical series is an arrangement of various redox equilibria in order of their redox potential or standard electrode potential. Hydrogen is the base value at 0. The more negative the standard electrode potential of the metal, the faster it will react. It must be below hydrogen to react with hydrochloric acid.
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∙ 13y agoMany. All the alkali metals will react explosively with it. All the alkaline earths will also react extremely vigorously. Group 3 metals from Al and below will and many transition metals do also. Copper, silver and Gold do not.
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∙ 9y agoSome metals react faster than others due to the amount of electrons it has. In group 1 the reactivity increases as you go down the group. They increase because they lose electrons.
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∙ 12y agoTheoretically it would be Francium but that doesn't really exist in any meaningful way in the real world. We therefore have to move up one place and declare the winner to be Caesium.
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∙ 11y agocause they have different tendencies to react i-e., they have different tendencies to release electrons
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∙ 8y agoThey are different by the electronegativity - ability to lose electrons.
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Name some acids that react with metals?
Nitric acid reacts strongly with many metals.
Which metals react with acid to produce hydrogen?
I only know 3 metals that react with acids to produce hydrogen. They are Zinc, iron and magnesium. There are 3 acids which react with them: and It will produce hydrogen gas which is the lightest known gas and is flammable :)
What metals react with water and acid?
Many transition metals will react with acids to form a salt and hydrogen gas. For example, zinc will react with hydrochloric acid to form the black-colored solid zinc chloride and hydrogen. The formula is: Zn+2HCl-->ZnCl2+H2. The group 1 and 2 metals will often react with water, sometimes explosively. Sodium reacts with water to produce sodium hydroxide and hydrogen. The formula is: 2Na+2H2O-->2NaOH+H2. The reactivity series of metals (see wikipedia -Reactivity series) shows a list of the metals that react.
Which kind of chemical will react with an acid to form Hydrogen?
A metal more active than hydrogen in the electromotive series will react with an acid to form hydrogen gas.
What harmful change are brought when metals react or mixed with acid?
what harmful changes is/are brought when a metal reac or mixes w/ acid
Do all metals react with hydrocholric acid?
no all metals do not react with hydrochloric acids
What two metals will react with dilute hydrochloric acid?
Two metals that will react with dilute hydrochloric acid are zinc and magnesium.
Do all metals react with hydrochloric acid to give hydrogen gas?
No, inert metals as Gold, Platinum and Palladium do not react with hydrochloric acid.
Do all metals react with acid then disappear?
No. First of all, the metal does not dissapear. When a a metal reacts with an acid it forms a corresponding salt, which usually then dissolves. Second, whther or not a reaction occurs depends on both the acid and the metal. Most metals will not react with a dilute weak acid. Some metals will not even react with most strong metals. Gold, platinum, and some platinum group metals will not react with acid except for aqua regia, a special mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acid. Ruthenium will not react with acid at all.
Why do some metals not react with acid?
Metals whose surfaces are "passivated" by for example the formation of an insoluble oxide do not react with acid. An example is aluminium which is resistant to dilute acid.
What metals don't react with hydrochloric acid?
Gold and platinum. 'Aqua regia' is a mixture of trhe acids, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. This mixture will react with these metals.
Does acid react with certain metals?
Yes
What does Sulfuric acid react with in the different metals it reacts to?
It reacts with zinc to form zinc sulfate and hydrogen
What are unreactive metals?
metals which dont react with water or acid are called unreactive metals
What metals dont react with acid oxygen or water?
A metal that does not react to acid, oxygen or water does not exist.
Name some acids that react with metals?
Nitric acid reacts strongly with many metals.
Does hydrogen gas liberate when metals react with carbonic acid?
By definition metals above hydrogen should react with acids to produce hydrogen and a metal salt when mixed, but carbonic acid is a weak acid and it won't react as much like sulfuric acid.
