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How will you prepare the following from nitric acid? Sodium nitrate - Chemistry

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How will you prepare the following from nitric acid?

Sodium nitrate

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Sodium nitrate can be prepared by the action of dil. HNO3 on sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate.

\[\ce{\underset{Sodium bicarbonate}{NaHCO3} + HNO3 {(dil.)} -> \underset{Sodium nitrate}{NaNO3} + CO2 + H2O}\]

\[\ce{\underset{Sodium carbonate}{Na2CO3} + 2HNO3 {(dil.)} -> \underset{Sodium nitrate}{2NaNO3} + CO2 + H2O}\]

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