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Why do metals not evolve hydrogen gas with nitric acid?

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Why do metals not evolve hydrogen gas with nitric acid?

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answered Jan 30, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) ● 8 ● 11 ● 21
 
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When metal reacts with nitric acid (HNO3), hydrogen gas is not evolved. This is because HNO3 is a strong oxidising agent. It oxidises H, produced to water and is itself reduced to any of the oxides of nitrogen (N2O, NO or NO2). For example,

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