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Nitric acid used for

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15y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

the production of fertilizers

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Is nitric acid the same as sulfuric acid?

nitric acid be used insted of hypophrosphous acid


Example two acids used in the laboratory?

Nitric acid, hydrochloric acid.


Are fertilisers nitric acid?

No. Nitric acid is used to produce the ammonium nitrate which goes into fertilizers.


Is nitric acid a acid or alkaline?

Nitric acid is an acid. It is a strong mineral acid commonly used in industries such as manufacturing and metal processing.


The name of HNO3 is?

Nitiric acid


Why lead nitrate is not used in preparing nitric acid?

Lead nitrate is not used in preparing nitric acid because it is not a source of nitric acid; it is a salt of lead. Nitric acid is typically produced by the oxidation of ammonia using a catalyst, or by the reaction of nitrogen dioxide with water. Lead nitrate is toxic and can be hazardous to handle, so it is not used in the production of nitric acid.


What is the acid used to produce sodium nitrate?

Nitric acid is used to produce sodium nitrate through the reaction between sodium hydroxide and nitric acid.


What is compound of H2NO3?

The composition of hno3 is HNO3 , with one hydrogen atom, one nitrogen atom, and three oxygen atoms. The name of this molecule is nitric acid. Refer to the related link for a structural formula of nitric acid.


Is nitrogen used to make an acid?

Yes, nitrogen is used in making nitric acid, HNO3.


Is nitric acid a tear gas?

No, it is FAR TO toxic to be used as such. Nitric acid is having molecular formula HNO3


Is there nitric acid in explosives?

Nitric acid itself is not typically used as an explosive ingredient. However, it is often used in the production of explosives, such as in the manufacture of TNT (trinitrotoluene) where nitric acid is used as a nitrating agent to nitrate toluene molecules.


What catalyst is used in nitric acid?

Platinum and rhodium are common catalysts used in the production of nitric acid. Platinum gauze catalysts are commonly utilized in the Ostwald process, where ammonia is oxidized to form nitric oxide, which is then further oxidized to nitric acid.