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Question
Write a balanced equation and name the products formed when cupric oxide reacts with nitric acid.
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Solution
When cupric oxide reacts with dilute nitric acid, it forms copper nitrate.
\[\ce{CuO + 2HNO3 -> Cu(NO3)2 + H2O}\]
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