TA says that nitric acid is not acting as an acid. What role is nitric acid playing?
2006-10-17 07:18:14 · 5 answers · asked by Josh 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Nitric acid is an oxidizing agent. It oxidized Cu to Cu(II). The N atom was reduced from +5 to +4.
2006-10-17 09:19:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is an oxidizing agent...
The Cu is on an oxidation state of zero at the beggining of the reaction, and then it becomes Cu(2+).
The nitric acid gets reduced from NO3- to NO2...
2006-10-17 09:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by Sagitarius CR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cu Hno3
2016-12-17 11:54:07 · answer #3 · answered by mordehay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 16:17:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is acting as an oxidizing agent which oxidize copper to copper (II) trioxonitrate (V) while it self is reduce to nitrogen (IV) oxide
2006-10-20 00:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by jayscanty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋