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Metals like Cr and Al do not dissolve in concentrated nitric acid. Give reason.

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Conc. HNO3 is a strong oxidizing agents.Metals like Al, Cr undergo surface oxidation ( develop a film of oxide layer on the surface) and are rendered passive in conc.HNO3 due  to which they donot dissolve in conc.HNO3.

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