Zinc metal can be used in the laboratory to prepare hydrogen gas from an appropriate mineral acid while copper metal cannot. Explain.

Zinc metal can be used in the laboratory to prepare hydrogen gas from an appropriate mineral acid while copper metal cannot.
Explain.

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Copper metal is below hydrogen in the reactivity series hence it cannot displace hydrogen from acids.

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on September 24, 2019 at 10:12

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