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Solution: Chemical tests of four metals A, B, C, and D show
Chapter 4, Problem 4.166(choose chapter or problem)
Chemical tests of four metals A, B, C, and D show the following results. (a) Only B and C react with 0.5 M HCl to give H2 gas. (b) When B is added to a solution containing the ions of the other metals, metallic A, C, and D are formed. (c) A reacts with 6 M HNO3 but D does not. Arrange the metals in the increasing order as reducing agents. Suggest four metals that fit these descriptions
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QUESTION:
Chemical tests of four metals A, B, C, and D show the following results. (a) Only B and C react with 0.5 M HCl to give H2 gas. (b) When B is added to a solution containing the ions of the other metals, metallic A, C, and D are formed. (c) A reacts with 6 M HNO3 but D does not. Arrange the metals in the increasing order as reducing agents. Suggest four metals that fit these descriptions
ANSWER:Step 1 of 5
From the given,
(a) B and C react with to give gas, while A and D do not.
(b) Metallic A, C and D form when B is added to an aqueous solution of the other metal ions.
(c) A reacts with , but D does not.