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Describe reactions of copper with nitric acid.
Reactions of copper with nitric acid
(a) Copper does not react with very dilute nitric acid
(b) With 50% nitric acid it forms copper nitrate, nitrogen monoxide and water.
3Cu (s) + 8HNO3 (l) → 3Cu(NO3)2 (aq) + 4H2O (l) + 2NO (g)
(c) Copper reacts with concentrated nitric acid to form copper nitrate, nitrogen dioxide and water
Cu (s) + 4HNO3 (l) → Cu(NO3)2 (aq) + 2H2O (l) + 2NO2 (g)
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