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Give a balanced equation for the following:
Oxidation of carbon with conc. nitric acid.
Give a balanced equation for the following:
Oxidation of carbon with conc. HNO3.
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Solution
\[\ce{C + 4HNO3 -> CO2 + 2H2O + 4NO2}\]
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