Give reason why do metals displace hydrogen and from acid but non metals do not?
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Give reason why do metals displace hydrogen and from acid but non metals do not?
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Hydrogen from dilute acids can only be replaced if electrons are supplied to H+ ions of the acid.Metals have a tendency to lose electrons and hence they supply electrons i.e. they are electrondonors. That is why metals displace hydrogen from dilute acids. On the other hand non-metal is an electron acceptor. It cannot supply electrons to H+ and hence it does not displace hydrogen from dilute acids.
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