Mention Three Important Uses of Nitric Acid. Give the Property of Nitric Acid Involved in the Use.

Mention three important uses of nitric acid. Give the property of nitric acid involved in the use.

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Three important uses of Nitric acid and the property of nitric acid involved is:

Sl. NO.	Use	Property
1	To etch designs on copper and brassware.	Nitric acid act as solvent for large number of metals.
2	To purify gold.	Impurities like Cu, Ag, Zn, etc. dissolve in nitric acid.
3	Preparation of aqua regia.	Dissolves noble metals.

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Laboratory Preparation of Nitric Acid

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Explain the following:

Dilute nitric acid is generally considered a typical acid but not so in its reaction with metals.

What is the type of salt formed when the reactants are heated at a suitable temperature for the preparation of Nitric acid?

Name the products formed when dilute HNO₃ is added to copper.

Give the chemical name and formula of the substance formed as a brown ring in the test for nitrate radical.

What do you observe when?
Concentrated nitric acid is dropped on a hot surface?

Choose the correct answer from the option given below :
When treated with nitric acid which of the following liberate hydrogen?

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
The catalyst used in the manufacture of HNO₃ by Ostwald process is

Fill in the blank with appropriate word/words.
98% nitric acid is obtained by distilling 68% nitric acid with ________ under ______

Write the equation for the reaction:

Aluminum, Nitride and Water.

Lead nitrate decomposes on heating to give ______.