What happens when nitric acid reacts with aluminium
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Although aluminium reacts with dilute nitric acid to produce aluminium nitrate and hydrogen gas, concentrated (>60%) nitric acid is such a powerful oxidising agent that it instantly causes a thin layer of aluminium oxide to coat the surface of the aluminium. ...
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Al + HNO3 gives AlNO3 + H2
This reaction is highly exothermic as nitric acid is a very strong acid and oxidizing agent
The explosion of the reaction may cause severe burns so this reaction is not performed in laboratory
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