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Q.

When a black metal compound XO is heated with a colourless gas Y2, the metal X and another compound Y2O are formed. Metal X is red- brown in colour which does not react with dilute acids at all. Gas Y2 can be prepared by the action of a dilute acid on any active metal. The compound Y2O is a liquid at room temperature which can turn anhydrous copper sulphate blue. The metal X is


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a

Copper

b

Zinc

c

Aluminium

d

Magnesium 

answer is A.

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The metal X is copper.
Metal X does not react with any dilute acid because X must be less reactive than hydrogen. As metal X is red- brown in colour, it is most probably copper. Copper is less reactive than hydrogen and it is placed lower to it in the reactivity series.
The reaction involved is: CuO+H2Cu+H2O
 
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