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Cu+4HNO3 ----> Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2 + 2H2O

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Q: What happens when you put copper into nitric acid?
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What happens if you put nitric acid and glycerin in a jar and then drop the jar on the kitchen floor?

The jar explodes immediately. Obviously, nitric acid mixed with glycerine is nitroglycerine (which is powerful explosive).


Reaction of bronze when put into nitric acid?

Bronze is an alloy that consists of copper and usually tin. When added to nitric acid, the nitrate anions attack the tin and copper cations to produce copper (II) nitrate and Tin (II) nitrate. Nitrogen monoxide is released but reacts with oxygen in the air to produce nitrogen dioxide.


What is a common name for HNO3?

Nitric acid. NO3 is the nitrate ion. When put into an acid the ate at the end changes to an ic. Therefore, HNO3 is nitric acid!


What is the net ionic equation for copper and nitric acid?

This reaction occurs in two steps. 1) Copper is oxidized by concentrated nitric acid. 3Cu + 2HNO3 = 3CuO + 2NO + H2O 2)The copper oxide is attacked by the excess HNO3: 3CuO + 6HNO3 = 3Cu(NO3)2 + 3H2O I put 3 CuO because there are 3 parts of CuO resulting from the first reaction and so, there are 3 parts of CuO reacting with the excess acid. Replacing the CuO with 3Cu(NO3)2 + 3H2O in the first equation, we have: 3Cu + 8HNO3 = 3Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O I put 8 parts of nitric acid because there are two parts that form the oxide and six parts that form the copper nitrate. There is also a second reaction, where NO reacts with oxygen in the air to form NO2, a very, very, very poisonous reddish-brown gas, but that's not part of the copper + nitric acid reaction


What happens when you put an acid into water?

The acid becomes diluted.

Related questions

What happens if you put nitric acid and glycerin in a jar and then drop the jar on the kitchen floor?

The jar explodes immediately. Obviously, nitric acid mixed with glycerine is nitroglycerine (which is powerful explosive).


Reaction of bronze when put into nitric acid?

Bronze is an alloy that consists of copper and usually tin. When added to nitric acid, the nitrate anions attack the tin and copper cations to produce copper (II) nitrate and Tin (II) nitrate. Nitrogen monoxide is released but reacts with oxygen in the air to produce nitrogen dioxide.


What is a common name for HNO3?

Nitric acid. NO3 is the nitrate ion. When put into an acid the ate at the end changes to an ic. Therefore, HNO3 is nitric acid!


How can you tell that gold is pure?

Provided it is yellow, put it in nitric acid. If not huing the acid, that is pure gold in contact with the acid


What happens if you put a magnet on copper?

Nothing. Copper is not magnetic.


Does copper oxide fizz when it's put in sulfuric acid?

Yes, Copper oxide does fizz when it reacts with Sulphuric Acid


What happens when gold is put in copper sulfate?

Any reaction occur when gold is put in copper sulfate.


What is the net ionic equation for copper and nitric acid?

This reaction occurs in two steps. 1) Copper is oxidized by concentrated nitric acid. 3Cu + 2HNO3 = 3CuO + 2NO + H2O 2)The copper oxide is attacked by the excess HNO3: 3CuO + 6HNO3 = 3Cu(NO3)2 + 3H2O I put 3 CuO because there are 3 parts of CuO resulting from the first reaction and so, there are 3 parts of CuO reacting with the excess acid. Replacing the CuO with 3Cu(NO3)2 + 3H2O in the first equation, we have: 3Cu + 8HNO3 = 3Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O I put 8 parts of nitric acid because there are two parts that form the oxide and six parts that form the copper nitrate. There is also a second reaction, where NO reacts with oxygen in the air to form NO2, a very, very, very poisonous reddish-brown gas, but that's not part of the copper + nitric acid reaction


What happens when you put a metal in sulfuric acid?

When you put a metal inside sulphuric acid, the metal quickly displaces the hydrogen and forms respective metal sulphate and hydrogen gas is liberated. But this happens in the case of reactive metals only. In case of Mercury, Copper, Silver, Gold And Platinum no reaction occurs.


What happens when you put an acid into water?

The acid becomes diluted.


What happens if you put gold into sulfuric acid?

Nothing happens. Gold will not react with sulfuric acid.


What happens when lead is put into copper sulphate?

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