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What happens when you put a metal in sulfuric acid?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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When you put a metal inside sulphuric acid, the metal quickly displaces the hydrogen and

forms respective metal sulphate and hydrogen gas is liberated.

But this happens in the case of reactive metals only.

In case of Mercury, Copper, Silver, Gold And Platinum no reaction occurs.

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