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True or False. Potassium or sodium nitrate reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid in the Ostwald process.

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True or False.

Potassium or sodium nitrate reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid in the Ostwald process.

True or False
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Solution

This statement is false.

Explanation:

Reacting potassium or sodium nitrate with concentrated sulphuric acid is the method used in the laboratory preparation of nitric acid, whereas the Ostwald process uses ammonia gas and air.

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Chapter 10: Study of Compounds: Nitric Acid - EXERCISE [Page 208]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 10 Study of Compounds: Nitric Acid
EXERCISE | Q 6. | Page 208
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