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68% of aqueous HNO3 cannot be concentrated further by fractional distillation.give reason​

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Answered by uniqueanu1917
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One cannot concentrate nitric acid by distillation beyond 68% because Nitric acid is miscible with water in all proportions, forming hydrates at low temperatures. Since Nitric acid is not very easy to dilute so there is no way to separate HNO3 beyond 68% by distillation.

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Answered by barnasaha
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One cannot concentrate nitric acid by distillation beyond 68% because Nitric acid is miscible with water in all proportions, forming hydrates at low temperature. Since Nitric acid is not very easy to dilute so there is no way to separate HNO3 beyond 68% by distillation.

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