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Name one metal more reactive than hydrogen.

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Name one metal more reactive than hydrogen.

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Zinc

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 167]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 64. (c) (i) | Page 167

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