Hydrogen And Its Compounds Question 201

Question: Hydrogen is not obtained when zinc reacts with

[J & K 2005]

Options:

A) Cold water

B) Hot $ NaOH $ solution

C) Conc. sulphuric acid

D) dilute $ HCl $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ Zn+H_2O\to ZnO+H_2 $

$ Zn+2NaOH\to Na_2ZnO_2+H_2 $

$ Zn+2HCl\to ZnCl_2+H_2 $

$ Zn+2H_2SO_4\to ZnSO_4+SO_2+2H_2O $ .