Nitric acid is kept in a reagent bottle for a long time.Reason
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Nitric acid decomposes when exposed to light as:
4HNO3 → 4NO2 + 2H2O + O2
The NO2 thus formed dissolves in nitric acid to give a yellow brown appearance.
Hence nitric acid is stored in a brown bottl.
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Nitric acid decomposes when exposed to light as:
4HNO3 → 4NO2 + 2H2O + O2
The NO2 thus formed dissolves in nitric acid to give a yellow brown appearance.
Hence nitric acid is stored in a brown bottl.
HOPE THIS HELPS YOU:-))
SwatiAgrawal:
But I asked why is it kept in the reagent bottle
can u please answer that too
oh ya sry
u have already answered
i had not read it totally
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