Yes.
Zinc does not displace hydrogen from cold water, as zinc is lower in the reactivity series than hydrogen. However, if zinc is reacted with an acid, such as hydrochloric acid, it will displace hydrogen gas.
Copper is less reactive than hydrogen, so it does not displace hydrogen from dilute acid violently. The reactivity series shows that copper is lower in the series than hydrogen, meaning it is less likely to displace hydrogen in a chemical reaction.
The capacity of elements to displace hydrogen can be determined based on their position in the reactivity series. Elements higher in the reactivity series can displace hydrogen from compounds of elements lower in the series. For example, metals like magnesium and zinc can displace hydrogen from water because they are higher in the reactivity series.
Gold is a metal that cannot displace hydrogen from dilute acid due to its low reactivity.
Lead is not reactive enough to displace hydrogen from dilute HCl or dilute sulfuric acid. The reduction potential of lead is lower than that of hydrogen, so it cannot effectively displace hydrogen in these reactions. Other metals like zinc or aluminum are used instead due to their higher reactivity and ability to displace hydrogen.
Most transition metals do not displace hydrogen in acid because they are not reactive enough to displace hydrogen from acids. Transition metals tend to form stable compounds with acids instead of displacing the hydrogen. This is due to their high ionization energies and tendency to form complex ions.
Copper does not react with hydrochloric acid because it is not reactive enough to displace hydrogen from the acid. Copper is below hydrogen in the reactivity series, so it cannot displace hydrogen ions to form copper chloride and hydrogen gas.
No. Copper is below hydrogen in the electromotive series and therefore can not displace hydrogen from its compounds.
Potassium is more reactive than hydrogen, which allows it to displace hydrogen from acids like many other metals. Unlike most metals it is reactive enough to pry away the more strongly-bonded hydrogen in water.
A metal higher in the reactivity series than hydrogen, such as magnesium or zinc, can displace hydrogen from an acid in a single displacement reaction. The more reactive metal will donate electrons to the hydrogen ions in the acid, forming metal ions and hydrogen gas as products.
Most metals do not displace hydrogen from nitric acid because nitric acid is a strong oxidizing agent that prefers to undergo reduction itself rather than allow the metal to displace hydrogen. Nitric acid can oxidize the metal directly, forming metal ions and nitrogen oxides, instead of being displaced by the metal to form hydrogen gas.
Copper is not typically used to prepare hydrogen in the laboratory because it is not reactive enough to displace hydrogen from water or acids. Other metals like zinc or aluminum are more commonly used for this purpose as they have a higher reactivity with water or acids.