Question
Question: Which gas is produced during the reaction of base with metals? A. Dihydrogen B. Dioxygen C. Ca...
Which gas is produced during the reaction of base with metals?
A. Dihydrogen
B. Dioxygen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Dinitrogen
Solution
we know that nitrogen gas and dinitrogen are the same . Similarly dioxygen and oxygen are the same , dihydrogen and hydrogen gas are the same . Bases are bitter in taste and feel soapy when touched. Metals have very low electronegativity and don’t tend to accept electrons.
Completes step by step answer:
We already know that all base have a hydroxide group ( OH) . When we dissolve a base in water we call it a alkali . So whenever a base reacts with a metal it produces a salt and releases hydrogen gas. We can write the chemical equation as metal+base→salt+hydrogen↑. Some of the example of bases are KOH,NaOH,NH4OH. We will try to understand it with some examples . When sodium hydroxide reacts with zinc , sodium zincate is formed along with hydrogen gas . The chemical equation can be written as
Zn+NaOH→Na2ZnO2+H2↑ .
When aluminium reacts with sodium hydroxide , sodium meta aluminate is formed along with hydrogen gas. The chemical reaction can be written as Al+NaOH→NaAlO2+H2↑ . We can see form these examples that hydrogen gas is been released . Dioxygen, carbon dioxide or nitrogen have not been released . So from the above explanation and examples it is clear to us that
The correct answer of the given question is : option A. Dihydrogen .
Note:
Always remember that when metal reacts with a base , salt is produced along with hydrogen gas. The chemical reaction can be simply written as metal+base→salt+hydrogen↑ .Whenever the experiment is performed in a test tube , it burns with a pop sound when a burning candle is brought near the mouth of the test tube.