{"id":677201,"date":"2023-09-02T20:32:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/question\/is-it-true-that-dilute-hcl-can-be-kept-in-copper-container-and-dilute-hno3-can-be-kept-in-an-aluminium-container\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T07:33:40","slug":"is-it-true-that-dilute-hcl-can-be-kept-in-copper-container-and-dilute-hno3-can-be-kept-in-an-aluminium-container","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/question\/science\/is-it-true-that-dilute-hcl-can-be-kept-in-copper-container-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it true that dilute HCl can be kept in copper container and dilute HNO3 can be kept in an aluminium container?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Is it true that dilute HCl can be kept in copper container and dilute HNO3 can be kept in an aluminium container?","custom_permalink":"question\/science\/is-it-true-that-dilute-hcl-can-be-kept-in-copper-container-a\/"},"categories":[],"acf":{"question":"<p style=\"margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt\"><span>Is it true that dilute <\/span><math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi mathvariant=\"italic\">HCl<\/mi><\/math><span> can be kept in copper container and dilute <\/span><math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi mathvariant=\"italic\">HN<\/mi><msub><mrow><mi>O<\/mi><\/mrow><mrow><mn>3<\/mn><\/mrow><\/msub><\/math><span> can be kept in an aluminium container?<\/span><\/p><br><pstyle=\"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt\"><spanstyle=\"font-family:'timesnewroman';-aw-import:ignore\"><p><\/p><pstyle=\"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt\"><spanstyle=\"font-family:'timesnewroman';-aw-import:ignore\"><p><\/p><\/spanstyle=\"font-family:'timesnewroman';-aw-import:ignore\"><\/pstyle=\"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt\"><\/spanstyle=\"font-family:'timesnewroman';-aw-import:ignore\"><\/pstyle=\"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt\">","options":[{"option":"<span>True<\/span>","correct":true},{"option":"<span>False<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span>","correct":false}],"solution":"<span>The above statement is true.<\/span><br><span>Dilute <\/span><math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi mathvariant=\"italic\">HCl<\/mi><\/math><span> can be kept in a copper container. This is because copper is less reactive than hydrogen, and hence no reaction will take place. On the other hand, dilute <\/span><math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\"><mi mathvariant=\"italic\">HN<\/mi><msub><mrow><mi>O<\/mi><\/mrow><mrow><mn>3<\/mn><\/mrow><\/msub><\/math><span> cannot be kept in a copper container; rather, it will be kept in an aluminium container as it forms the layer of aluminium oxide, which does not react further and hence no reaction will take place. 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