Question

Choose the most appropriate option from the list given below to fill in the blanks.

[NO, Nessler’s reagent, NO_2, Iron, brown ring, magnesium, Haber’s, Ostwald, Iron (II) sulphate, Hydrogen, Iron (III) sulphate]

Nitric acid is obtained on a large scale by the process and the catalyst used is ______.

Answer 1

Nitric acid is obtained on a large scale by the process and the catalyst used is Ostwald.

Explanation:

Nitric acid is manufactured on a large scale by the Ostwald process, in which ammonia is oxidised in the presence of a platinum catalyst.