Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Give reasons for the following statement:
Copper does not displace hydrogen from acids.
Advertisements
Solution
Copper cannot displace hydrogen from acid because copper is a less reactive element than hydrogen and it is present below hydrogen in the activity series of metals.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain refining of nickel by Mond process.
Write the reactions involved in extraction of silver from its ore by leaching process.
Copper can be extracted by hydrometallurgy but not zinc. Explain.
What is the role of cryolite in the metallurgy of aluminium?
Mention the names of various steps involved in the extraction of pure metals from their ores.
What should be the considerations during the extraction of metals by electrochemical method?
In Hall's process, the main reagent is mixed with ______.
Al2O3 was leached with alkali to get X. The solution of X on passing of gas Y forms Z. X, Y and Z respectively are:
Which of the following chemical reactions represents Hall- Heroult Process?
The purest form of commercial iron is ______.
