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Aluminium is passive towards Nitric acid because Nitric acid forms a protective thin film on surface of Aluminium which protects from further reaction.

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Name some acids that react with metals?

Nitric acid reacts strongly with many metals.


How does carbon react to nitric acid?

Carbon does not react with nitric acid because carbon is a non-metal and is not oxidizable by nitric acid. Nitric acid can only oxidize metals and other substances that are easily oxidizable.


Does the plutonium react in nitric acid?

Plutonium easily react with nitric acid.


Why hydrogen gas is not liberated when metals react with nitric acid?

Nitric acid is a strong oxidizing agent that can oxidize hydrogen gas to water instead of being reduced itself to release hydrogen gas. As a result, metals do not liberate hydrogen gas when they react with nitric acid.


Why metals except Mg and Mn do not form hydrogen when they react with nitric acid?

The question needs an opposite answer:Most metals, except some noble ones like Pt, Au and maybe Hg or Ag, can NOT resist the oxidation power of nitric acid. This is because of the high oxidation power (potential) of nitric acid (even dilute acid is very potent).


What metals don't react with hydrochloric acid?

Metals such as gold, platinum, and silver do not react with hydrochloric acid due to their inert nature. They form a protective oxide layer on their surface that prevents them from reacting with acids.


Which metal does not react with nitric acid?

Gold does not react with nitric acid because it is a noble metal that is resistant to acid attack.


Why hydrogen is liberated when magnesium react with dilute nitric acid unlike other metals where hydrogen is not evolved?

Magnesium reacts with dilute nitric acid to form magnesium nitrate and liberate hydrogen gas because magnesium is a highly reactive metal and is able to displace hydrogen from nitric acid. Other less reactive metals do not typically react with dilute nitric acid to produce hydrogen gas.


Which metal doesn't react with nitric acid?

Nitric Acid cannot react with Gold alone. The only solution that can dissolve Gold is Aqua Regia; a combination of Nitric Acid and Hydrochloric Acid.


Does copper mental react with nitric acid?

No


Will nitric acid dissolve other metals out of the gold?

Yes, nitric acid can dissolve other metals from gold through a process called aqua regia. This mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid is particularly effective in dissolving a variety of metals, leaving behind the gold.


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.