Nitric Acid
Nitric Acid: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Preparation of Nitric Acid, Manufacture of Nitric Acid by Ostwald's Process, and Occurrence of Nitric Acid.
Important Questions on Nitric Acid
on disproportionation gives and

and respectively are

The metal which liberates hydrogen gas when reacted with dilute nitric acid is-

The reagent used to dissolve gold is-

Concentrated nitric acid turns the colour of the skin into-

The following chain of reactions give nitric acid as product by Ostwald's process:
The total no. of Nitrogen atoms for all the products on the right side are:

Select the correct statement from the following:

Select the correct statement.

Choose from the following list, as to what matches the descriptions given below:
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A gas that stains nitric acid yellow during its laboratory preparation. (Enter your correct answer as )

In the ostwald's process, nitric acid is prepared by the catalytic oxidation of:

When ammonia is oxidsed by oxygen in the presence of platinum at , the gas obtained is:

During laboratory preparation of nitric acid, conc. sulphuric acid is used instead of conc. hydrochloric acid, because:

During laboratory preparation of nitric acid, it is pale yellow in colour, because:

Which of the following is the naturally occurring nitrate?

Sodium nitrate, when treated with _____, produces nitric acid.

The overall reaction for the Ostwald process for the production of is

The gradual addition of potassium iodide solution to solution initially, produces a dark brown precipitate which dissolves in excess of to give a clear yellow solution. Identify the yellow precipitate.
