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Tracy is studying for her chemistry exam and she reads that a nitric acid molecule is made of one hydrogen atom, one nitrogen atom and 3 oxygen atoms. The chemical formula for nitric acid is a. HNO3 Oьно OCHN O d.HO3 Oe. HN30

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a. HNO₃

Step-by-step explanation:

Nitric acid -

The chemical formula for nitric acid is - HNO₃ , with molecular mass of 63 g /mol , having one hydrogen atom, one nitrogen atom and 3 oxygen atoms .

Nirtic acid is a colorless solution , but the left over solution turns yellow as it get decomposed to nitrogen oxide and water .

The commercially used nitric acid is 68 % in water .

and more than 86% nitric acid is fuming nitric acid .

The reagent nitric acid is used a source of nitration .

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