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Why does HCl create more gas than nitric acid on when dissolving sea shells?
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∙ 14y ago
HCl is a stronger acid and will dissolve more of the shell than an equivalent concentration of nitric acid.
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Can nitric acid dissolve gold?
No, nitric acid has to be fortified by addition of hydrochloric acid, together named: King's acid or Aqua Regia, because of its capability of dissolving the royal metal: gold.
How could you make zinc nitrate from zinc Oxide?
You can not. It is impossible. This would produce zinc chloride.
The name of HNO3 is?
The chemical name of HNO3 is nitric acid
Mixing nitric acid and hydrochloric acid gves what?
3 parts hydrochloric acid and 1 part Nitric acid (by volume), gives you 'Aqua regia', a very strong acid that is capable of dissolving gold and platinum. A lot of (toxic) nitrogen dioxide is given off at the same time though.
How do you process silver?
Silver is processed by dissolving it from gold alloys. This is done by boiling it within a 30 percent solution of nitric acid.
Nitric acid reacts with nitric acid?
No, it does not
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.
What mixture of acids is capable of dissolving gold?
Aqua regia:a mixture of concentrated HCL(hydrochloric acid)&conc. HNO3(nitric acid) in ratio of 3:1 ,can dissolve gold.
What does gold plus nitric acid yield to?
Just gold and nitric acid. Gold's impervious to nitric acid.
How many molecules of nitric acid are in 300 g of nitric acid?
The number of nitric acid molecules is 28,6723.10e23.
What is the periodic name for nitric acid?
The IUPAC name for nitric acid is "nitric acid." But its Periodic name is HNO3
