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Nitric acid (hno3) and ammonia (nh3) react to form ammonium nitrate (nh4no3), which is classified as _____.

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This reaction is classified as a neutralization reaction. Neutralization reactions occur when an acid reacts with a base to form a salt. The acid in this case is nitric acid and the base used is ammonia, while the salt formed is ammonium nitrate. The equation for this reaction is:
HNO₃ + NH₃ → NH₄NO₃
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