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प्रश्न
Mention three important uses of nitric acid. Give the properties of the nitric acid involved in its use.
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उत्तर
- Silver, gold, platinum, and other metals undergo purification through the dissolution of impurities in nitric acid.
- Nitric acid is used as an oxidiser in rocket fuel because it can supply large amounts of oxygen.
- Nitric acid is used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, drugs, etc., from coal tar products since nitrobenzene is one of the raw materials of it, which is manufactured from nitric acid.
- The preparation of aqua regia uses nitric acid because it dissolves noble metals.
- Nitric acid acts as a solvent for a large number of metals, except noble metals, making it ideal for etching designs on copper and brassware.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Correct the following, if required:
HNO3 is a strong reducing agent.
Correct the following, if required:
NaNO3 gives NO2 and O2 on heating.
Correct the following, if required:
Constant boiling nitric acid contains 80% nitric acid by weight.
Name a nitrate which on heating leaves no residue behind.
From the following list of substances, choose one substance in each case which matches the description given below:
Ammonium nitrate, calcium hydrogen carbonate, copper carbonate, lead nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, zinc carbonate.
A nitrate which on heating decomposes into dinitrogen oxide [nitrous oxide] and steam.
Fill in the blank:
The catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitric oxide is ------------. (exothermic / endothermic)
process.
Fill in the blank :
Magnesium gives ------------(O2, H2, NO) with very dilute nitric acid.
Fill in the blank:
------------ (iron / copper) become passive in concentrated nitric acid
State one observation for the following:
Concentrated nitric acid is reacted with sulphur.
Give a balanced equation for the following:
Oxidation of carbon with conc. nitric acid.
