why does lead oxide react differently to hydrochloric acid and nitric acid? (NCERT class 11 chemistry part2 page 274)
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The lead(IV) cations gets reduced to lead(II) cations, and the hydrochloric acid gets oxidized to chlorine gas. Now, when red lead reacts with nitric acid, HNO3 , you don't get two separate reactions because lead(IV) oxide will not react with the acid.
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