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प्रश्न
During thunderstorm, rain water contains nitric acid. Explain with reactions.
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उत्तर
During a lightning discharge or thunderstorm, the nitrogen present in the atmosphere reacts with oxygen to form nitric oxide.
\[\ce{N2 + O2 <=> 2NO}\]
Nitric oxide is further oxidized to nitrogen dioxide.
\[\ce{2NO + O2 <=> 2NO2}\]
The nitrogen dioxide dissolves in atmospheric moisture in the presence of oxygen in the air and forms nitric acid, which is washed down by the rain and combines with the salt present on the surface of the earth.
\[\ce{4NO2 + 2H2O + O2 -> 4HNO3}\]
That is why during thunderstorms, rainwater contains nitric acid.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the gas that is produced in the given case:
The action of cold and dilute nitric acid on copper
What is the fixation of Nitrogen?
- Write a balanced chemical equation for the laboratory preparation of nitric acid.
- In the preparation of nitric acid from KNO3, concentrated hydrochloric acid is not used in place of concentrated sulphuric acid. Explain why?
- Conc. nitric acid prepared in the laboratory is yellow in colour. Why? How is this colour removed?
- Give reasons for the following:
In the laboratory preparation of nitric acid, the mixture of concentrated sulphuric acid and sodium nitrate should not be heated very strongly above 200°C.
Write a balanced equation and name the products formed when sodium hydrogen carbonate is added to nitric acid.
Write a balanced equation and name the products formed when concentrated nitric acid is heated.
Identify the substance underlined:
The dilute acid which is an oxidizing agent.
Write the equation to show the reaction between the following:
Between copper and concentrated nitric acid.
Fill in the blank using the appropriate words given below:
Cold, dilute nitric acid reacts with copper to give ______.
Write a balanced equation for following :
Action of conc. Nitric acid on sulphur
Convert the following reaction into a balanced chemical equation:
Ammonia to nitric oxide using oxygen and platinum catalyst.
