2021 · Q27
Which one of the following metals does not react with oxygen, water or acids?
general-sciencechemistry
- ANa
- BCu
- CFe
- DAu
Explanation
Gold is a noble metal with very low reactivity: it does not tarnish in air (oxygen), does not react with water, and is not attacked by ordinary acids — it dissolves only in aqua regia. Sodium reacts violently with water and oxygen, iron rusts in moist air, and copper reacts with oxygen and acids. Hence gold is the metal that reacts with none of the three.