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Concentrated nitric acid, upon long standing, turns yellow–brown due to the formation of what ?

Concentrated nitric acid, upon long standing, turns yellow–brown due to the formation of what ?

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Saurabh Koranglekar
askIITians Faculty 10335 Points
3 years ago
Dear student

The change of color of nitric acid upon long standing is due to the decomposition of the acid into nitrogen dioxide
Vikas TU
14149 Points
3 years ago
When nitric acid is left for long standing, it color changes due to decomposition reaction. The reaction in which one reactant yields two or more products, it is called a decomposition reaction. ) gets broken down to nitrogen dioxide, oxygen, and water. Due to the formation of nitrogen dioxide, it turns yellow-brown

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