Why nitric acid cannot be concentrated beyond 68 by the distillation of a dilute solution of hno3?
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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.
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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Because HNO3 is miscible with water in all proportions forming hydrates at low temperature
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