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How is the reaction between acid and metals different from the reaction between base and metal |
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Answer» Acids react with most metals and, when they do, a salt is produced. But unlike the reaction between acids and bases, we do not get water. Instead we get hydrogen gas.This is the GENERAL word equation for the reaction:metal + ACID → salt + hydrogenFor example, magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce magnesium chloride:magnesium + hydrochloric acid → magnesium chloride + hydrogenMg + 2HCl → MgCl2 + H2It doesn't matter which metal or which acid is used, if there is a reaction we always get hydrogen gas as well as the salt. However, how quickly the reaction goes depends on the metal used and how high up in the reactivity series it is.The reactions of metals with acids gets FASTER and more violent as we GO from platinum, the least reactive, to potassium, the most reactive.Explanation:If HELPFUL mark me as brainliest |
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