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Can copper be used be to prepare hydrogen by reaction with dilute acids?
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∙ 7y ago
No, this would not be a good way. Copper is very unreactive towards dilute acids.
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Does dilute Hydrochloric acid dissolve Copper?
No, because copper is below Hydrogen in the activity series list, (meaning the presence of hydrogen is not enough to replace copper) there is no reaction that takes place.
Why is the reaction between potassium and dilute acids not used to prepare hydrogen in the laboratory?
Because they have a more efficient way of doing it.
What is the reaction between copper and sulfuric acid?
No, there is no reaction between copper & H2SO4 because according to reactivity series of metal hydrogen is more reactive than copper. Hence copper does not displace hydrogen from sulphuric acid..
Does copper react with dilute sulfuric acid?
No, as copper is below Hydrogen in the reactivity series
What happens when dilute sulphuric acid is poured on a copper plate-?
It depends, if the susexphuri acid is of a high concentration and is hot, then the copper plate will react and dissolve. sex though it is not a strongly oxidizing acid, hot concentrated sulfuric acid is a strong enough oxidizing agent to dissolve copper.
How does copper reacts with acid when copper is below hydrogen in reactivity series?
Cu does not reacts with dilute sulphuric acid but concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with copper inpresence of oxygen and heat here last two factors are responsible for the reaction of copper.
Why is the reaction between potassium and dilute acid not used to prepare hydrogen in d laboratory?
This reaction is too dangerous, explosive and uncontrollable, it will set fire to hydrogengas and burn intensively with small amounts of oxygen (air). It's better to use zinc pallets and dilute hydrochloric acid.
What would happen if you reacted copper with dilute hydrochloric acid?
Probably nothing: Hydrogen is higher than copper in the electromotive series, so that copper can not displace hydrogen from its compounds,
Why does copper not evolve hydrogen on reacting with dilute sulphuric acid?
Standard reduction potential ( SRP) of copper is more ( + 0.34 v ) than that of Hydrogen ( 0.00 v )
What is the reaction when water mix with copper sulfate?
Mixing these two reagents would make a dilute solution of copper sulfate.
What is the chemical equation for hydrochloric acid plus copper oxide?
No reaction will be observed. Copper is too unreactive and cannot displace hydrogen from hydrochloric acid. Only reactive metals (above hydrogen in the reactivity series) will react with dilute acids.
Why does copper not liberate hydrogen on reacting with dilute sulphuric acid?
it is because hydrogen gas usually liberates when an acid reacts with metal
