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Oxides of Nitrogen

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Give reason for the following:
Zinc granules are used in laboratories for the preparation of hydrogen.

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Zinc granules contain impurities of copper which increase the speed of reaction by acting as a catalyst.
So, zinc granules are used for the laboratory preparation of hydrogen.

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