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What Do You Observe When? Conc. Hno3 Drops on the Skin of a Person? - Chemistry

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What do you observe when?
Conc. HNO3 drops on the skin of a person?

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When conc. HNO3 drops on the skin of a person it reacts with the protein of the skin and forms a yellow compound called xanthoproteic acid, hence skin becomes yellow, Excess of conc. HNO3 causes blisters on the skin and is highly corrosive.

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Laboratory Preparation of Nitric Acid
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Chapter 9.2: Nitric Acid - Exercise 2 [Page 236]

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Frank Chemistry Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 9.2 Nitric Acid
Exercise 2 | Q 13.3 | Page 236
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