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Biology; Chemistry; Physics: Post your doubts here!

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It is an oxidizing acid, according to wikipedia.

Apparently, Oxidizing acids can react with metals that are less reactive.
Like Dilute Nitric Acid, the Nitrate Ions act as the oxidizing agents.

In Concentrated Sulphuric acid, the Sulfate ions act as oxidizing agent, and can even reduce copper to Cu+2.

But why don't Gold and Platinum react? Is it something to do with their metallic bonding?

Copper is a metal too, yet is reacts.
Intuition:
Jitna sust bnda utna mushkil usko kaam py lgana. Platinum sab sy sust, Gold us say kam aur copper us say bhi kam.
Kaam py lgana ky liye danda chahiye. Ziyada sust ky liye sakht danda aur kam sust ky lie normal danda.

So you need Concentration if you want to react with these metals. All metals will react but you need different acid.

I replied to your statement of Gold reacting with normal nitric acid not concentrated.
 
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When dilute sulfuric acid is electrolysed between inert electrodes, which statements are correct?
1 Hydrogen is released at the negative electrode.
2 Oxygen is released at the positive electrode.
3 Sulfur dioxide is released at the positive electrode. 4 The acid becomes more concentrated.
A 1, 2 and 4 B 1 and 2 only C 2 and 3 D 3 and 4
 
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When dilute sulfuric acid is electrolysed between inert electrodes, which statements are correct?
1 Hydrogen is released at the negative electrode.
2 Oxygen is released at the positive electrode.
3 Sulfur dioxide is released at the positive electrode. 4 The acid becomes more concentrated.
A 1, 2 and 4 B 1 and 2 only C 2 and 3 D 3 and 4

B
 
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why does'nt copper react with dilute sulphuric acid?
how come you ppl deduce which metal can react with which acid :(
Copper is less reactive than Hydrogen
It all depends on the Reactivity Series. The more reactive metal displaces the less reactive metal
E.g: Sodium + Calcium Hydroxide = Sodium Hydroxide + Calcium
 
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