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Assertion :Aluminium containers can be used for storing HNO3 Reason: Nitric acid cannot oxidise aluminium at all

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

The nitric acid reacts with aluminium to form a thin protective aluminium oxide layer on the aluminium surface. This oxide layer renders aluminium passive and prevents it to further react or dissolve in nitric acid and thus the conc. nitric acid is not affected by the container.


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