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Musa elik 228/9-A Nitric Acid

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Historical Background First mention: Pseudo- Gebers De Inventione Veritatis. In 1785 Henry Cavendish found an outstanding way of production.

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HNO 3 Highly corrosive. Normally colourless, tends to acquire a yellow cast.

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Physical and chemical properties Strong acid. Highly reactive. Nitric acid X Hydrochloric acid.

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Danger!!! You should be carefull when you have nitric acid and Hydrochloric acid at the same time. Aqua Regia. Platinium and gold.

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With metals Used in metal tests, as it reacts with most metals. Can oxidize non-reactive metals e.g. Copper.

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Industrial Producton or 3 NO 2 + H 2 O 2 HNO 3 + NO

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Uses of nitric acid Production of fertilizers. Component to aqua regia Oxidizer in liquid-fueled rockets Chemical reagent

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Experiment Time! experiment

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Production of nitric acid 1. Step:

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2. Step

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3. Step

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4. Step

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Then The only thing you should do now is just to to close the head of the beaker and be carefull.

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Test Only nitric acid can dissolve copper. Please do not try any of this experiment at home! WARNING

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References Google Images http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitric_acid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yE7v4wkuZU http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0835736.html