Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Explain the following:
Nitrogen dioxide is a double acid anhydride.
Advertisements
Solution
NO2 is called double acid anhydride because two acids – nitrous acid and nitric acid – are formed when it reacts with water.
\[\ce{2NO2 + H2O → HNO2 + HNO3}\]
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Give two examples of the following:
tribasic acid
Give an equation to show how the following is made from their corresponding anhydride.
sulphurous acid
Give an equation to show how the following is made from their corresponding anhydride.
sulphuric acid
Identify the odd one out and justify.
Write down the concentration of the following solution in g/L and mol/L.
7.3g HCl in 100ml solution
Write down the concentration of the following solution in g/L and mol/L.
2 g NaOH in 50 ml solution
Acetic acid (CH3COOH) is a mono-basic acid.
Choose the odd one out & give a reason:
Explain the following:
\[\ce{H3PO3}\] is not a tribasic acid.
On which factor does the strength of an acid depend?
