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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

Why is heating with concentrated nitric acid done before precipitation of group 3 cations?

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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9 Years ago
Heating with concentrated nitric acid done before precipitation of group 3 cations as to make the reaction more spontaneously and vigorous to  eliminate the aq. drops in the soln. and so the ppt. be formed.