Question

What would you expect to see when silver is placed in hydrochloric acid?

A. Bubbles of chlorine gas would form.
B. The silver metal would disappear.
C. Silver ions would become solid silver.
D. No reaction would happen.

Answer 1

@nechirwan

Answer 2

Ag cannot displace H in HCl ; HCl is not strong enough acid

but it reacts with concentrated nitric acid, as well as with concentrated sulfuric acid.

like this:
HNO3 + Ag = AgNO3 + H2O + NO

H2SO4 + Ag = Ag2SO4 + H2O + SO2

Answer 3

@nechirwan so what's the answer?

Answer 4

D. No reaction would happen.

Answer 5

thanks! :)