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(a) What is the action of nitric acid on litmus paper?
(b) State whether correct or incorrect. Also, correct it if the statement is incorrect. Concentrated nitric acid has no action on non-metals.
(c) What are the products obtained when concentrated nitric acid is treated with copper turnings? [3 MARKS]

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(a) Nitric acid turns moist blue litmus red.
(b) The statement is incorrect. Dilute nitric acid has no action on non-metals.
(c) Copper nitrate, nitrogen dioxide and water vapour are obtained when concentrated nitric acid is treated with copper turnings.

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