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State one observation for the following:
Concentrated nitric acid is reacted with sulphur.
State one observation:
Concentrated nitric acid is reacted with sulphur.
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Solution
Concentrated nitric acid is a strong oxidising agent that converts sulphur to sulphuric acid, along with water and nitrogen dioxide.
\[\ce{S + 6HNO3 -> H2SO4 + 2H2O + 6NO2}\]
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