Copper metal is oxidized by nitric acid to produce a blue solution containing aqueous cupric nitrate and water and nitrogen dioxide, a brown, poisinous gas.
Cu + 4HNO3 --> 2H2O + 2NO2 + Cu(NO3)2
Monday, December 6, 2010
Part A
Part A
Copper metal is oxidized by nitric acid to produce a blue solution containing aqueous cupric nitrate and water and nitrogen dioxide, a brown, poisinous gas.
Cu + 4HNO3 --> 2H2O + 2NO2 + Cu(NO3)2
During the first 2 minutes of the reaction- the copper has not dissolved and the blue liquid is just beginning to form
The copper is nearly all dissolved and the blue cupric nitrate has formed.
Copper metal is oxidized by nitric acid to produce a blue solution containing aqueous cupric nitrate and water and nitrogen dioxide, a brown, poisinous gas.
Cu + 4HNO3 --> 2H2O + 2NO2 + Cu(NO3)2
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