(a) Why does aluminium not react with water under ordinary conditions ?

(b) Name two metals which can displace hydrogen from dilute acids.

(c) Name two metals which cannot displace hydrogen from dilute acids.

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(a) Aluminium metal does not react with water under ordinary conditions because of the presence of a thin layer of aluminium oxide on its surface.

(b) Sodium and magnesium.

(c) Copper and silver.

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