Magnesium reacts with almost all the aqueous acids.
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Magnesium can react with both mineral acids (like hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid) and organic acids (like acetic acid) to produce magnesium salts and hydrogen gas. The reaction typically involves the displacement of hydrogen from the acid by magnesium.
Magnesium can react with acids, producing hydrogen gas. However, magnesium itself is dense and generally sinks in most acids rather than float.
No, weak acids do not react faster with magnesium metal than strong acids. Strong acids typically react more vigorously and rapidly with metals due to their ability to fully dissociate in solution and release more hydrogen ions, which drive the metal to oxidize. Weak acids, on the other hand, partially dissociate and release fewer hydrogen ions, resulting in a slower reaction rate with metals such as magnesium.
Yes, magnesium metal will react with dilute sulfuric acid to produce magnesium sulfate and hydrogen gas. This is a common reaction in chemistry labs to study the reactivity of metals with acids.
Acids can react with metals (such as zinc or magnesium) to produce hydrogen gas. The acid reacts with the metal to form a salt and hydrogen gas is released as a byproduct of the reaction.
The gas evolved when magnesium reacts with acetic acid (HC2H3O2) is hydrogen gas (H2). The reaction between magnesium and acetic acid produces magnesium acetate and hydrogen gas.