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Question
Write balanced equation and name the product formed when :
Concentrated nitric acid is heated.
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Solution
When concentrated nitric acid is heated formation of nitrogen dioxide will occur-
\[\ce{4HNO3 ->[\Delta] 2H2O + 4NO2 + O2}\]
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