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Why nitric acid is powerful oxidising agent?

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Answered by AR17
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N in HNO3 is in the +5 oxidation state

That +5 is the highest oxidation state for N.
Since N has the highest oxidation state it can not be oxidised any more, N is therefore an oxidizing agent for this particular reaction.

One more reason is that each molecule of HNO3 has 3 O atoms which is a very good oxidising agent.

So.. HNO3 is an oxidizing agent because the N can be readily reduced and it contains more O

Hope it helps.... :-)
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