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Question
Hydrogen may be prepared in the laboratory by the action of a metal on an acid.
Which of the metals copper, zinc, magnesium or sodium would be the most suitable?
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Solution
Zinc is the most preferred metal in the laboratory preparation of hydrogen.
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