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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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What happens when magnesium reacts with very dilute nitric acid? Write an equation for the reaction involved.

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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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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 166]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 44. (b) | Page 166

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