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Question
Give one example, with equation, of the displacement of hydrogen by a metal from an acid.
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Solution
Sodium displaces hydrogen from dilute hydrochloric acid.
2Na(s) + 2HCl(aq) → 2NaCl(aq) + H2(g)
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