ICSE Class 10 Chemistry
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Study of Compounds — Nitric Acid — Question 25
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What is the property of nitric acid which allows it to react with copper ?
When nitric acid undergoes decomposition it yields nascent oxygen. This nascent oxygen oxidises copper allowing it to react with nitric acid. Hence, the oxidising nature of nitric acid helps it to react with copper.