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Question
Explain the following:
An all-glass apparatus is used in the laboratory preparation of nitric acid.
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Solution
Nitric acid serves as a potent oxidising agent and therefore has the ability to corrode rubber or other types of stoppers. To prevent corrosion, we use all-glass equipment.
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