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Q: What is the difference between nitrous acid and nitric acid?
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What is the formula of sulfuric acid and nitric acid?

Sulfuric acid = H2SO4 Nitric acid = HNO3


The name of HNO3 is?

The chemical name of HNO3 is nitric acid


What is the chemical compound HNO2?

HNO2 is nitrous acid. It is not to be confused with nitric acid, which is HNO3


What is name of H2NO3?

Nitrous acid (preferred IUPAC name) or systematic name: Hydroxido-oxido-nitrogen (alternatively, but uncommon) formula HO-N=O


Can you oxidize nitrous acid into nitric acid by just bubbling air through it and what are all the means to make nitric acid from nitrous or nitrites?

yes. it can be oxidized nitrites can be oxidized by KMnO4 to give nitric acid.theoretical concept from E0 values.


What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction of nitrogen oxide with water?

H2O + 2NO2 -----> HNO3 + HNO2 a mixture of nitric and nitrous acid. The nitrous acid gets further oxidized by oxygen to nitric acid.


Which of these would be the acid formed from nitrate NO3?

This compound is the nitric acid - HNO3.


Can nitric acid be diluted with water?

Yes, Nitrous is an unstable acid and only exists in water.


What is the acid formed by nitrogen oxides mixes?

Usually a mixture of nitrous and nitric acid.


What is the name of the acid found naturally in rainwater?

Sulphuric acid Nitric acid Sulphurous acid Nitrous acid


Is Nitric acid or Nitrous acid more acidic?

Nitric acid is more acidic, in general the oxy acid having high ratio of oxygen is more acidic.


Is nitric acid a strong acid or a weak acid?

Yes. It is a strong ,highly corrosive and toxic acid.