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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

how to predict whether no no2 n2o will be formed on reaction of hno3 on metals

Profile image of Neha
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Consider this:
With Concentrated nitric acid (hot or cold)
the gas is mainly NO2.
With cold and dilute nitric acid:
the gas is mainly NO.
These two measure U can remember, generalize and if not found remembr that one as an exception.