The metals which produce hydrogen only with very dilute nitric acid are
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a
Zn
b
Cu
c
Mg
d
Mn
answer is C.
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Mg+2HNO3→Mn(NO3)2+H2↑Mn+2HNO3→Mn(NO3)2+H2↑Metals react with nitric acid, but hydrogen gas is not evolved, because nitric acid is a strong oxidizing agent. So, it oxidizes the hydrogen to water and itself gets reduced to any nitrogen oxide. But, Magnesium and Manganese are two metals that traditionally, liberate H2 and not H2O when they react with HNO3.