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Does nitric acid react with metals to form metallic oxide?

Alexander Abney-King  Follow

Reactions of the Group 2 elements with acids

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David Quinn  Follow

No, dilute HNO3 oxidises metals to their trioxonitrate V with the evolution of Hydrogen gas, while conc HNO3 produces the corresponding metallic trioxonitrate V plus a mixture of nitrogen oxides like NO, NO2 etc plus water. With metals which forms passive oxides, the reaction stops cause a film of the passive oxide prevents the reaction from coming to completion eg Aluminium is one of such metals.

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