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Analytical question

In five closed glass bottles five metals are stored: aluminum, gold, sodium, copper and iron plate. While examining their physical properties and their dissolution in acids, the following observations were made:

It has a metallic color and it is dissolved both in water and

hydrochloric acid.

It is not dissolved in water and concentrated nitric acid, but it is dissolved in hydrochloric acid. The solution obtained after dissolution has a light green color.

The metal has a reddish color. It is not dissolved in water and hydrochloric acid, but it is dissolved in concentrated nitric acid while a reddish brown gas is produced.

The metal has a low density and a (light) metallic color. It is not dissolved in water and concentrated nitric acid, but it is dissolved in hydrochloric acid. The solution obtained after dissolution is colorless.