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Preparation of Nitric Acid
laboratory preparation of nitric acid However in the laboratory, nitric acid is prepared by distilling a mixture of concentrated sulphuric acid and potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate salt (cheap and easily available). The apparatus is set up as shown in figure 6.13. Potassium nitrate o..
Uses of Nitric Acid
The important uses of nitric acid are as follows: 1) Nitric acid plays a significant role in the manufacture of various products such as: Explosives like trinitrotoluene (T.N.T.) nitro glycerine, gun cotton, ammonal etc. Fertilizers such as calcium nitra..
Nitric Acid - Uses and Tests
Uses - Nitric acid has important commercial applications. It is used in: The manufacture of important fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate and basic calcium nitrate. The manufacture of explosives like T.N.T, nitroglycerine, etc. Rocket propellants: as an oxidizer. Manufacture of..
Laboratory preparation
Laboratory preparation of nitric acid Nitric acid is usually prepared by heating potassium nitrate with concentrated sulphuric acid. This heating is done in a glass retort and vapors of nitric acid are condensed in a receiver, which is cooled by water. The reaction is:..
Preparation of Nitric Acid
Nitric acid can be prepared by distilling a mixture of a nitrate salt with concentrated sulphuric acid. As nitric acid is a volatile acid it can be expelled by a stronger but less volatile acid such as concentrate..
Tests for Nitric Acid and the Nitrates
Various tests for nitric acid and nitrates are mentioned bel..
Discovery of Nitric Acid
Johann Glauber (1604-1668) prepared nitric acid by heating nitre with concentrated sulphuric acid and then condensing the vapour. While Henry Cavendish determined the composition of nitric acid, Lavoisier proved that oxygen is presen..
Discovery of Nitric Acid
molecular mass and basicity of nitric acid Johann Glauber (1604-1668) prepared nitric acid by heating nitre with concentrated sulphuric acid and then condensing the vapour. While Henry Cavendish determined the composition of nitric acid, Lavoisier proved that oxygen is present in h..
Nitric acid from Air
formation of nitric oxide from nitrogen Nitric acid from Air - Nitric acid can also be prepared entirely from the air. Air free from moisture and carbon dioxide is subjected to an electric arc whose temperature is around 3000 o C. At this temperature, nitrogen and oxygen of the air combin..
Structure of nitric acid
structure of nitric acid Nitric acid is a monobasic acid and may be structurally represented as,..
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