Question

Zinc reacts with very dilute nitric acid to give zinc nitrate and ______.

Options

• NO₂

• NH₄NO₃

• NO

• O₂

Answer 1

Zinc reacts with very dilute nitric acid to give zinc nitrate and NH₄NO₃.

Explanation:

When zinc (Zn) reacts with very dilute nitric acid, the acid gets highly reduced to form Ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃) along with zinc nitrate and water.

\[\ce{4Zn + 10HNO3 (very dilute) -> 4Zn(NO3)2 + NH4NO3 + 3H2O}\]