Hydronitric acid, also known as Nitric Acid, has the formula HNO₃. It is typically a colorless liquid but can look brown or yellow due to decomposition. Nitric acid is a strong oxidizing agent and stable in solution.
The formula for hydronitric acid is HNO₃. This is also known as nitric acid. It is a colorless liquid in its pure form but can often appear yellow or brown because of the formation of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) as the acid decomposes.
Nitric acid is a strong acid and a strong oxidizing agent. In a solution, nitric acid is stable and commercially available solutions usually contain about 68% of the acid.
The general reaction to form nitric acid can be written as follows: 4NO₂ (g) + O₂(g) + 2H₂O(g) results in 4HNO3 (l). This reaction is valid because we can decompose the reactants (3NO₂(g) and 1H₂O(l)) into their constituents and then form HNO3(aq) and NO(g) from these constituents, as shown in the enthalpy change calculations.
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