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Question
What is meant by the following term?
Aqua Fortis
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Solution
It is another name for nitric acid; it is also known as strong water. It was called so because earlier this was the only liquid which could dissolve many metals including silver.
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Correct the following, if required:
Nitric acid remains colourless even when exposed to light.
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Name a nitrate which on heating leaves no residue behind.
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Ammonium nitrate, calcium hydrogen carbonate, copper carbonate, lead nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, zinc carbonate.
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From the following list of substances, choose one substance in each case which matches the description given below:
Ammonium nitrate, calcium hydrogen carbonate, copper carbonate, lead nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, zinc carbonate.
A nitrate which on heating decomposes into dinitrogen oxide [nitrous oxide] and steam.
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Fill in the blank:
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