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Question
Write a balanced equation and name the products formed when concentrated nitric acid is heated.
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Solution
When concentrated nitric acid is heated, it decomposes into nitrogen dioxide, oxygen and water.
\[\ce{4HNO3 ->[\Delta] 2H2O + 4NO2 + O2}\]
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