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It's not exactly the sort of thing you can do in your kitchen, if that's what you were hoping for. Industrially it's made by heating air to very high temperatures to roast the nitrogen into NO2, then reacting that with water to produce nitric acid.
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∙ 11y agoNitric acid (HNO3), also known as aqua fortis and spirit of niter, is a highly corrosive strong mineral acid. The pure compound is colorless, but older samples tend to acquire a yellow cast due to the accumulation of oxides of nitrogen. Most commercially available nitric acid has a concentration of 68%. When the solution contains more than 86% HNO3, it is referred to as fuming nitric acid. Depending on the amount ofnitrogen dioxide present, fuming nitric acid is further characterized as white fuming nitric acid or red fuming nitric acid, at concentrations above 95%. Nitric acid is also commonly used as a strong oxidizing agent.
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∙ 10y agoFuming nitric acid is approximately 24 moles per L. If you dilute it 24 times you should get approx 1 N solution and 240 times will give approximately 0.1N . However it may be slightly less. So dilute it exactly 200 times. ie take 10ml fuming nitric aid in a measuring cylinder, add to volumetric flask and make up to the mark.. exactly 2L. Stopper and shake. You will then have slightly stronger than 0.1N soln. You must wear protective gloves as fuming nitric literally eats skin if it gets on it.
2] Now find the exact strength of your approx 0.1N nitric by standardising using a titration with indicator and acid in the usual way. You can use 0.1N HCl [ or a better standard like oxalic acid (ethanedioic acid) if you wish. Calculate the exact normality of your nitric acid.
3] You'll have at least 1.5L of your nitric acid left. Calculate how much distilled water to add to make it exactly 0.1N using N1V1 = N2V2. Add required water, mix well, you now have exactly 0.1N HNO3
Incidentally, I don't know what part of the world you are in that is still using normality. It is old fashioned and outdated! Chemists have generally been using molarity instead for at least 20 years. Not only that, it is an easier concept to grasp and understand.
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∙ 14y agonitric acid=12.5ml
distil water=100ml
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∙ 12y agoNitric acid is made of Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Oxygen
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∙ 15y agoThe easiest way would be to mix nitric acid and sodium metal together, then let the resulting hydrogen gas escape leaving pure sodium nitrate.
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∙ 14y agoby dissolvingN2O3 in water or acidifying a soln of nitrtite
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∙ 11y agoit combines with water in the air to form nitric acid
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How do you prepare 0.25N sulphuric acid from 2N sulphuric acid?
You should dilute it 8 times.So get 250ml of 2N solution and add to 1L and 750ml of water.
Why nitric acid cannot prepare hydrogen?
Nitric acid cannot prepare hydrogen because it is a strong oxidizing agent. When nitric acid comes into contact with reducing agents like hydrogen, it undergoes a redox reaction where it gets reduced to nitrogen gas instead of producing hydrogen gas.
How do you make a 2N nitric acid sol from concentrated acid?
Concentrated HCl is typically 12M (or 12N), and it is prepared by diluting it in 1 part to 5 parts water. (ie: 100ml to 500 ml). In other words, using the conservation of volume equation M1V1 = M2V2 , where M = concentration and V = volume.
The name of HNO3 is?
The chemical name of HNO3 is nitric acid
How do you prepare mercury mercuric nitric dioxide liquid what is the best composition?
3o of mercury oxide add 100 ml nitric acid under cooling and 20 ml glacial acetic acid
Why nitric acid cannot prepare hydrogen?
Nitric acid cannot prepare hydrogen because it is a strong oxidizing agent. When nitric acid comes into contact with reducing agents like hydrogen, it undergoes a redox reaction where it gets reduced to nitrogen gas instead of producing hydrogen gas.
How do you prepare 0.25N sulphuric acid from 2N sulphuric acid?
You should dilute it 8 times.So get 250ml of 2N solution and add to 1L and 750ml of water.
How do you make a 2N nitric acid sol from concentrated acid?
Concentrated HCl is typically 12M (or 12N), and it is prepared by diluting it in 1 part to 5 parts water. (ie: 100ml to 500 ml). In other words, using the conservation of volume equation M1V1 = M2V2 , where M = concentration and V = volume.
What uses nitric acid making paper making paint or making fertilizers?
Nitric acid is largely used to prepare ammonium and calcium nitrate, common fertilizers for agriculture.
What is the importance of the compound NaNO3?
It is a very good fertilizer and is used to prepare the Nitric acid.
The name of HNO3 is?
The chemical name of HNO3 is nitric acid
How do you prepare mercury mercuric nitric dioxide liquid what is the best composition?
3o of mercury oxide add 100 ml nitric acid under cooling and 20 ml glacial acetic acid
Nitric acid reacts with nitric acid?
No, it does not
What is the source of nitric acid?
The primary source of nitric acid is the oxidation of ammonia in the Ostwald process.
In what form does nitric acid exist?
Nitric acid is just nitric acid. At room temperature, it is a liquid.
Is nitric acid a heterogeneous?
nitric acid is heterogeneous.
Why concentrated nitric acid is not used to prepare hydrogen gas?
Usually an active metal displaces hydrogen acids. But Nitric Acid is a very strong oxidizing agent i.e. it leads to addition of oxygen to another substancevery quickly . Thus, when hydrogen is formed due to the addition of a metal to nitric acid, it oxidises hydrogen into water. That is why concentrated nitric acid is not used in the preparation of hydrogen gas.
