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Both aqueous HCl and HNO3 are strong acids (equal acidity inwater); yet CuO will dissolve more easily in 1 M HCl than in 1 MHNO3. What accounts for this difference?

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Copper is below H on the activity series Which implies thatcopper will not reduce H nor will Hoxidize copper metal In other hand there are some side reactions that can occurFor instance a copper penny is usually covered with some copperII oxide Copper II oxide is soluble in HCl and makes Cu2 andOH Cu metal and    See Answer
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