Solution:
(a) Copper doesn’t free hydrogen from acids.
\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}
Cu\text{ }+\text{ }2H2S04\text{ }\text{ }>\text{ }CuSO4\text{ }+\text{ }S02\text{ }+\text{ }2H2O \\
~ \\
3Cu\text{ }+\text{ }8HNO3\text{ }\text{ }>\text{ }3CU\left( N03 \right)2\text{ }+\text{ }2NO\text{ }+\text{ }4H2O \\
\end{array}\]