REACTION OF METALS WITH DILUTE ACIDS

Acids react with some metals forming a salt and Hydrogen gas.Zinc, Magnesium, Iron, and Lead metals react with dilute acids forming a salt and hydrogen gas only. Lead reacts for a short while with dilute sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid and stops because insoluble Lead (II) sulphate and lead (II) Chloride respectively . However Copper does not react with dilute acids.The following equations shows how metals react with Hydrochloric acid.