P-Block Elements Ques 250
Question: When concentrated nitric acid is heated, it decomposes to give
[BHU 1973; CPMT 1996]
Options:
A) $ O_2 $ and $ N_2 $
B) $ NO $
C) $ N_2O_5 $
D) $ NO_2 $ and $ O_2 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ 4HNO_3\to 4NO_2+O_2+2H_2O $