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Nitric acid is a solution of which of the following dissolved in water?

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You get wet HNO3. Pure nitric acid is a liquid at room temperature, but it is prone to decompose to form water, NO2 gas and O2 gas. Therefore, nitric acid is distributed as a solution of HNO3 in water, which contains H+ and NO3- ions.
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