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What happens when magnesium reacts with very dilute nitric acid? Write an equation for the reaction involved.
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Solution
Magnesium reacts with very dilute nitric acid to form magnesium nitrate and hydrogen gas.
\[\ce{\underset{Magnesium}{Mg_{(s)}} + \underset{(Very dilute)}{\underset{Nitric acid}{2HNO3_{(aq)}}} -> \underset{Magnesium nitrate}{Mg(NO3)2_{(aq)}} + \underset{Hydrogen}{H2_{(g)}}}\]
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