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Explain the following:
Concentrated nitric acid appears yellow when it is left standing in a glass bottle.
Explain the following:
When it is left standing in a glass bottle, concentrated nitric acid appears yellow.
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Solution 1
Although pure concentrated nitric acid is colourless, it appears yellow when left standing in a glass bottle due to the dissolution of reddish-brown nitrogen dioxide gas in the acid. The thermal decomposition of a portion of nitric acid produces nitrogen dioxide.
\[\ce{4HNO3 -> 2H2O + 4NO2 + O2}\]
Solution 2
When exposed to sunshine, conc. nitric acid slowly decomposes into nitrogen dioxide gas, which is reddish brown. Nitrogen dioxide gas dissolves in nitric acid, causing it to turn yellow.
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