Suppose you were given a piece of copper wire and 2mL of 6N HCl can copper replace hydrogen in HCl? Why?

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Suppose you were given a piece of copper wire and 2mL of 6N HCl can copper replace hydrogen in HCl? Why?

2007-08-13 22:59:55 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Copper does not react with HCl, even if it is quite concentrated. Copper has a positive electrode potential - it is below hydrogen in the reactivity series. In addition, HCl is not an oxidising acid, so there is no reaction.

2007-08-13 23:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋