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Why does conc . nitric acid behave like an oxidising agent better than dil. Nitric acid

Why does conc . nitric acid behave like an oxidising agent better than dil. Nitric acid

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Sunil Kumar FP
askIITians Faculty 183 Points
10 years ago
the oxidation reaction of HNO3 is as follows:-
2HNO3 ---H2O + 2NO2 +O
Aconcentrated solution will favour more release of this nascent oxygen than dilute solution hence better oxidising property.

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sunil kr
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