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Give a balanced chemical equation for Laboratory preparation of Nitric acid.
Give a balanced equation for the following:
Laboratory preparation of Nitric acid.
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Solution
Nitric acid is prepared by the reaction of conc. sulphuric acid with potassium or sodium nitrate.
\[\ce{KNO3 + H2SO4 (conc{.}) ->[<200°C] KHSO4 + HNO3}\]
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