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The reaction of zinc with excess of aqueous alkali, evolves hydrogen gas and gives:
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D
Zinc dissolves in excess of aqueous alkali

Tetrahydroxozincate(II) ion
However, this reaction in NCERT is given as

is anhydrous form of 
So in aqueous medium best answer of this question is 
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