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Write an equation that represents the action in water of nitrous acid as an arrhenius acid.

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Arrhenius Acid:
Arrhenius Acid is any specie which when dissolved in water produces H⁺ (proton) Ions.

Nitrous Acid:
Nitrous Acid also acts as Arrhenius Acid when dissolved in water.

HNO₂ + H₂O → NO₂⁻ + H₃O⁺
Where,
H₃O⁺ ⇆ H⁺ + H₂O

As HNO₂ produces H⁺ Ions in water, so it is an Arrhenius Acid.
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