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

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12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
12 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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