Question

A compound that releases hydrogen ions in solution would most likely have which chemical property?

It would react with metals to form a salt and water.
It would react with nonmetals to form a salt and water.
It would react with metals to form hydrogen gas.
It would react with nonmetals to form hydrogen gas.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
A compound that releases hydrogen ions (H⁺) in solution is typically an acid. One of the properties of acids is that they can react with metals to produce hydrogen gas and form a salt.

Therefore, the most appropriate statement from the provided options is:

**It would react with metals to form hydrogen gas.**

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