When a strip of magnesium is added to dilute sulfuric acid, a rapid evolution of gas bubbles is observed. However, when a strip of copper is placed into the same acid under identical conditions, no bubbles are produced.
State why copper does not produce any bubbles of gas.
110 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 5.1 Obtaining and using metals, covering 5.1.1 The reactivity series of metals, 5.1.2 Displacement reactions as redox reactions, 5.1.3 Extracting metals from ores by reduction, 5.1.4 Biological methods of metal extraction, 5.1.5 Resistance to oxidation and recycling metals, and 5.1.6 Life cycle assessment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.