Prove the nitric Acid is strong Oxidant?
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Yes, Nitric Acid(HNO3) is a very strong oxidizing agent. The reason behind this is that each molecule of nitric acid contains 3 atoms of oxygen. When an acid reacts with a metal, it forms a metallic salt and releases hydrogen gas(H2). But when nitric acid is reacting with a metal, it forms metallic salt and water(H2O).
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Nitric acid is a strong oxidant because it will give out nascent oxygen on heating/burning which is a very high reactive and is responsible for the oxidising characteristic of the acid.
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Nitric acid has 3 Oxygen in each of its molecule. Therefore, in each molecule of Nitric acid the Nitrogen has the maximum oxidation state of +5.
Which is the maximum oxidation state of Nitrogen per say. Whereas, the minimum oxidation state of Nitrogen can be +3.
Nitric acid reacts metals giving a metallic salt and a water molecule due to the presence of 3 oxygen.
On the other hand other acids give metallic salt and hydrogen molecule after reacting with metals.
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